Students: Loans
Commons · Question 98200 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the equitability of the current student loan system, in the context of the rising value of student loans issued to applicants who may not remain in the UK long enough to repay.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 8 Jan 2026
As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...