{"id":332585,"date":"2026-04-07T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/student-loan-interest-rates-to-be-capped-at-6\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:00:23","slug":"student-loan-interest-rates-to-be-capped-at-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/student-loan-interest-rates-to-be-capped-at-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Student loan interest rates to be capped at 6%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xHErhIrRcg0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Student loan interest rates to be capped at 6%\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xHErhIrRcg0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Interest rates on plan 2 and 3 student loans will be capped at 6% from September, the government has announced. <\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after mounting criticism of the student loan system, with many graduates seeing their debts grow to more than they ever borrowed due to high interest rates. <\/p>\n<p>Follow live: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/money-live-tips-personal-finance-consumer-sky-news-latest-13040934<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #uknews #students #studentloans #university <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interest rates on plan 2 and 3 student loans will be capped at 6% from September, the government has announced. 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