low-income
Americanadjective
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What’s more, about 61% of students receiving a Pell grant — money the government provides to low-income students to attend college — wouldn’t be eligible, the research found.
From MarketWatch
Alex Ricci, the president of the National Council of Higher Education Resources, a trade group that represents private lenders as well as state-affiliated lending organizations, said the report appears to embody two conflicting arguments: that private loan debt is bad for students, and also that private lenders will leave low-income students worse off by not offering them loans.
From MarketWatch
In the past, market discipline hasn’t always been enough to prevent private student lenders from partnering with schools with poor outcomes to offer arguably predatory loans often to low-income students.
From MarketWatch
Low-income households in Wales will get extra financial help to cope with surging fuel prices, the government has said.
From BBC
Responding to the rising cost of heating oil, a Welsh Labour spokesperson said it was taking action to get practical support to low-income households to combat this.
From BBC
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