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Students: Loans

Commons · Question 105972 · Tabled 14 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 4 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Calum Miller

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of freezing student loan repayment thresholds and interest rates from 2027 on the total amount repaid over the lifetime of a loan, broken down by

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 4 Feb 2026

It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation. The department produced the following...