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Guide to deferring a mortgage-style student loan repayment

Types of student loans If you took out a student loan while taking a university or college course that began before September 1998, you will have been given a loan known as a ‘mortgage style’ or ‘fixed-term’ loan. (Loans taken … Continue reading

Illegal use of B&Bs to house homeless families – how to investigate your local figures (and learn some useful data techniques too)

The Guardian’s Randeep Ramesh reports today on the use of bed and breakfasts to house families beyond the legal time limit of six weeks. The national picture is that half of the 242 authorities who responded had placed homeless families in private … Continue reading