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Students: Taxation

Commons · Question 95774 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate about how much a) income tax, b) National Insurance and c) student loan repayment she expects the average person turning 30 in 2025/26 with a Plan 2 Student Loan to pay by 2029/30.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 11 Dec 2025

The average Plan 2 loan borrower turning 30 years of age in the2025/26 financial year and making student loan repayments through PAYE is expected to pay £29,100 in income tax, £11,600 in employee National Insurance contributions and £5,600 in Plan 2 stude...