logo
welcome
BBC

BBC

Why tuition fees are set to rise - and what this means for students

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

81% Informative

Adelaide Coupland receives maximum student loan for maintenance in England of 10,200 .

She has little left for food or anything else after her annual rent of 6,800 .

Adelaide worries there could be a wave of hysteria in the student community’ Increase in tuition fees in England is on the cards in the Budget .

40% of universities have predicted a deficit in this academic year , says Office for Students .

The real value of fees, which are the main source of income for universities in England , has fallen with inflation.

Universities know raising tuition fees is politically toxic, and they have begun making a wider case for students from the lowest income backgrounds.

VR Score

86

Informative language

85

Neutral language

61

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

47

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

Affiliate links

no affiliate links