- More than 20,000 university students have been instructed to repay maintenance loans and grants after being deemed ineligible due to studying weekend courses.
- The Student Loans Company (SLC) and universities informed students that they were never eligible for the funding, with payments to affected individuals now halted.
- Courses at 15 universities and colleges, including London Met, Bath Spa, and Oxford Brookes, are impacted.
- The Department for Education said that the issue stemmed from providers incorrectly registering the type of course that their students were on.
- Universities UK expressed concern over the abrupt blocking of payments and is seeking clarification from the government, with many institutions taking legal advice.
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