Debt fears hit university entries

Fear of debt and cost concerns could be deterring large numbers of young people from going to university, a survey has found.

About 36% of students from single parent households say they are unlikely to go into higher education because their family could not afford it compared with 13% of those in two-parent homes, according to an Ipsos Mori polling commissioned by education charity Sutton Trust.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%