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The Martin Lewis Podcast

Uni costs to increase 50% – Everything you need to know

The Martin Lewis Podcast

BBC

Business

4.4929 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Martin Lewis explains all you need to know about student finance including the changes coming THIS September with a new plan (Plan 5)

Martin is joined by three prospective university students from Westminster Kingsway College and parents concerned about funding their children through university.

AND a warning for anybody on a fixed rate energy tariff as well as good news for First Direct customers. PLUS Martin is featured in Succession… sort of.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Every forehand, every backhand, every young star, every rock star.

0:07.2

Wimbledon, 2023.

0:10.1

Don't miss a thing from Wimbledon on BBC Radio 5 live.

0:14.8

Listen on BBC Sounds.

0:19.6

BBC Sounds, music, Radio Podcasts.

0:23.4

Hello, I'm Martin Lewis, and this is the cunningly named the Martin Lewis podcast.

0:28.4

I do wonder what that's going to be about.

0:30.5

Now, usually, much of it comes from my BBC Radio 5 live show with Nihal Arthur Nyaka.

0:35.6

But we've got rid of Nihal this week.

0:37.4

It's just us. It's a podcast

0:39.4

only special, all about student finance and the massive changes coming in September for anyone

0:47.1

from England planning to go. So, if that's you and you're a prospective student, or perhaps

0:53.3

you're a parent of an under 18,

0:55.0

it doesn't matter even if they're 10 or 11, this is the system that is likely to affect them.

1:01.0

You really should listen.

1:03.0

And my favourite moment, listen out for it, it's coming, is the mother, who you can hear,

1:08.0

audibly breathe a sigh of relief when she realizes she will be able to afford

1:14.2

for her daughter to go to uni. Plus, an important warning for anybody who's on a fixed-rate

1:20.1

energy tariff, good news for first direct customers, and it looks like the dead ringers are at it

1:26.2

again. I'm still not sure it sounds like me.

1:28.6

I'll pop that on the end.

1:29.8

For now, though, play the theme tune, Lolly Mae.

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