NUS calls for resignation of student loans chief

NUS President Wes Streeting said:

“This year, hundreds of thousands of students have been affected by late payments or lost documents and have endured a miserable start to term.

“The Student Loans Company has given students a string of broken promises about when they should expect to receive some or all of their loan payments. SLC bosses have failed to acknowledge the distress they have caused to students, and have sought to apportion blame anywhere other than their own doorstep.

“If they had been open about the extent of the problems, universities would have been able to plan contingency funding more effectively. It is time for Ralph Seymour-Jackson to take full responsibility for this shambles and resign immediately.”

(Photo: slc.co.uk)

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