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The Lead Untangles: Student loan debt – will graduates ever pay them off?

Graduates are struggling with spiralling repayments. Plus: Zack Polanski talks exclusively to The Calderdale Lead.

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Jan 22, 2026
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One woman’s debt has increased from £43,000 when she graduated to £57,000. Pic: Christian Lendl/Unsplash

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