University fees in England to rise next autumn for first time in eight years
by Sally Weale Education correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6RZ96)
Ministers to announce increase in annual fees, which have been capped at 9,250 since 2017
University tuition fees in England are to go up for the first time in eight years, taking annual payments up to a record 9,535 per student, the government has announced.
The inflation-linked increase, which comes into force in the next academic year, was approved by ministers after warnings of a deepening financial crisis in the university sector, where the value of tuition fees has crumbled after being capped at 9,250 since 2017.
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