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Oct 2022
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The cost of living crisis has reopened a discussion on the return of maintenance grants. Fun fact: The maximum maintenance loan available to students this year is £1,000 less than a job paying the national minimum wage – the biggest gap between the two since 2004.

In this episode, we discuss how the cost of living affects student decisions and how education marketers can respond.

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