Yes womanofdulwich, that?s what most of us thought! My daughter went to university in 2012 which was the first year the tuition fees escalated to ?3000 a term. We were fully prepared to support her with cost of living as stated above and she went to Cardiff where living costs are reasonable. We didn?t take out the old fashioned?student loan? because we didn?t want her to graduate with debt but can appreciate a lot of parents can?t. Her student debt is still in excess of ?35,000 and growing at 6% a year. If we were unable to support her financially it would be nearer ?50,000! She?s back in London and enjoying her life and working but gosh, who wants that amount of debt?