Students: Loans
Commons · Question 111922 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of maintaining student loan repayment thresholds.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 16 Feb 2026
These loans were designed and implemented by previous governments, and the department is having to make hard choices to balance taxpayer and borrower interests to ensure that the student finance system remains sustainable.Unlike commercial loans, student ...