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Students: Loans

Commons · Question 120932 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ian Byrne

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of freezing the income repayment threshold for Plan 2 student loans on the level of disposable income of graduates earning between £29,000 and £40,000 per ye

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 23 Mar 2026

Plan 2 student loans were designed and implemented by previous governments, and students in England starting degrees under this government have different arrangements. Threshold freezes have been introduced to protect taxpayers and students now, alongside...