Students: Loans
Commons · Question 119912 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Cadbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Student Loans Company holds on the amount of additional money accrued by women while on maternity leave.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 23 Mar 2026
The department and the Student Loan Company do not hold information on the amount of additional money accrued by women while on maternity leave.Student loan repayments are linked to income, not to the amount borrowed or interest applied. Repayments are ma...