The Government’s movement to implement its so-called debt-reset programme for student borrowers will be of unquestionable value to the debtors, especially in an economically difficult post-hurricane period. However, the scheme, rolled out last week by the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) in fulfilment of the administration’s campaign promise for the September’s general election, is unlikely to provide a long-term, sustainable fix to the problem of financing tertiary education, or to the perennial crisis of students’ repayment arrears.