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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Student loan claims probed after TikTok videos spur fake applications - The Independent

At least 3.7m of fraudulent student loan claims were identified last year, according to reports

Counter-fraud experts have been called in to investigate allegations that thousands of people enrolling in university degrees are stealing hundreds of millions of pounds from Britain’s loan system.

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson urged the Public Sector Fraud Authority to probe claims people were enrolling on university courses to take out loans with “no intention of paying them back”.

Up to 270 fraudulent claims worth up to 3.7m were identified...



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