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Students: Loans

Commons · Question 110990 · Tabled 4 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 Feb 2026

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Asked by Claire Young

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining thresholds for Plan 2 student loan repayments on trends in the level of repayments made by graduates; and what discussions she has

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 16 Feb 2026

The department produced the following analysis regarding the impact of maintaining the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans on the lifetime repayments made by borrowers:Average lifetime repayments (2024/25 financial year prices)Base...