Plans to impose penalties on students who pay off university loans early are being ditched, the Government is expected to announce next week.
Ministers were considering introducing annual charges of around 5% on payments above a certain limit to prevent wealthier students avoiding interest charges on the new standard 30-year repayment plans.
The proposals were billed as "progressive" but the Government is dropping them amid fears hundreds of thousands of students would end up losing
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