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Students: Loans

Commons · Question 79123 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan interest rates on the total repayment amount for graduates earning below the repayment threshold.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 20 Oct 2025

Student loans are subject to interest so that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree.Interest rates on student loans do not affect monthly repayments made by borrowers. Regulated repayments are linked to income not to in...