Government forecasts expect that 55 per cent of full-time undergraduate students in England, who begun their course in 2025/26, will pay back their student loans in full. 2026/27 President of Newcastle University’s student union, Gina Tindall, explained she has a student loan debt of £90k after a four-year undergraduate degree in a video interview with the BBC. In an Instagram poll, the Newcastle Tab asked followers: “Do you think university is economically worth it?” From 380 responses of an audience that consisted of some past and current Newcastle and Northumbria University students, 52 per cent voted (NO) it is not economically worth it, and 48 per cent voted (YES) it is economically worth it. An inquiry by the Treasury Committee into student loans and taxation of graduates began earlier this year, with oral evidence presented in June.