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Send provision and student loans: will Labour’s changes backfire?

Send provision and student loans: will Labour’s changes backfire?

John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know about the new plans for Send and the backlash over changes to student loan payments

Politics Weekly UK

February 26, 202627m 55s

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Show Notes

As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing backlash from graduates over student loan payments, led by the influential consumer champion Martin Lewis, is causing a headache the government was not anticipating. Why did they overlook this and what changes could be made?. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politicspod">theguardian.com/politicspod</a>

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PoliticsSpecial educational needsStudent financeSchoolsUniversitiesHigher educationLabourEducationUK newsStudents