Students: Loans
Commons · Question 122341 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government plans to introduce any additional safeguards to ensure that changes to student loan repayment terms do not have retrospective adverse impacts on existing borrowers.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 30 Mar 2026
Plan 2 student loans were devised by previous administrations and students in England starting degrees under this government have different arrangements. Since the 2023/24 academic year, new students in England receive their loans on Plan 5 terms and cond...