How HECS became a debt trap
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The Impact of University Debt on Financial Futures
There are more than 300,000 people who are over 50 with student debt. Some of them have had that since they were at university. They might never have earned enough to pay it back or only earn a little bit here and there. The intergenerational effects of not being able to buy a home impact almost every other element of your life - including how you get the age pension when you retire.
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