To think the news should NOT be implying

[SydSaid]

that because inflation is slightly lower than it was, we are now better off?

The newscaster has just said that our money will now go further - no it bloody won't. Prices are still going up, just not as fast.

annoyed

Isn't student loan interest rates linked to inflation?

did they really imply that?!
idiots1

Yes, Student Loan's interest is the rate of inflation. which is why students are paying shedloads more for their loan when inflation is high and interest rates are low.
they started that plan when interest rates were high and inflation was low. That's now screwed us over.

Fair point, well made. I guess it will go a little further than it would have done had inflation continued to rise at the same pace but that's really stretching it.

YANBU, insofar as a slight drop in inflation really just means we're not getting worse off quite as quickly as before