Students: Loans
Commons · Question 119913 · 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 assessment her Department has made of the financial impact of maternity leave on the (a) amount of additional debt accrued on and (b) length of time to repay the debt for student finance loans.
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...