Students enrolled at six universities fraudulently secured more than £7 million over three years, leaked data has revealed. Leading higher education figures say “organised networks appear to be targeting” the loan system. Since 2022, the Student Loans Company (SLC) has identified 1,785 fraudulent funding applications from students linked to six universities, five of which franchise their degrees to private colleges. In total, £22 million was identified as fraudulent, including £14.9 million that was suspended and saved following suspicious applications. An investigation by The Sunday Times last week discovered that thousands of students with “absolutely no academic intent” were

Source: The Times March 30, 2025 13:48 UTC