STUDENTS are “bearing the brunt” of government and university disputes, the National Union of Students (NUS) warned today as nine institutions began legal action after they were asked to repay loans immediately.

About 22,000 students in England were sent letters from the Student Loans Company (SLC), saying they received maintenance loans and childcare grants in error and must immediately pay the money back.

The students are all studying weekend courses, which have been reclassified as distance learning and some are just weeks away from completing three-year degrees.

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