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Student loans must be repaid unless disability status is granted

By Margaret Dibden

The Observer, Sunday 6 June 2010

I graduated in 2002 and was part of the first cohort to pay tuition fees. I then secured funding for an MA and PhD. On completing the PhD two years ago, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. I had surgery and made a good recovery but am left with severe fatigue and some sight loss.

I work two days a week, plus additional part-time teaching. In the months I am paid for teaching, I reach the threshold for repaying the student loan. Of course, the interest continues to accrue and I wonder if the debt will go with me to my grave.

Is the status of my debt changed at all by my long-term health condition? IR, London..Continue reading