Students: Loans
Commons · Question 907330 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Alex Sobel
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 19 Jan 2026
This government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to attend higher education. We are future proofing our maintenance loan offer by increasing maintenance loans in line with forecast inflation ev...