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Updates from UCAS

Growing 18-year-old population pushes UK university applicant numbers higher

New data shows the number of UK 18-year-olds applying by the January Equal Consideration Date (ECD) has reached 338,940, up from 323,610 — an increase of 4.8%.

UCAS expands fee waiver to care leavers after tens of thousands on free school meals benefit from first scheme

Care leavers will no longer have to pay to apply to university or college in a move that UCAS hopes could benefit several thousand students each year.

More school leavers living at home for university and college study

The number of UK 18-year-olds living at home while studying at university or college has increased to record levels, new UCAS figures have revealed.

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