Overseas Students: Fees and Charges
Commons · Question 122812 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed international student levy on the financial sustainability of higher education institutions in the context of the Office for Stude
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 30 Mar 2026
The International Student Levy will require higher education (HE) providers to pay £925 per international student per year. This is broadly equivalent to a 4.5% fee, reduced from 6% proposed in the Immigration White Paper. Levy revenue will be fully reinv...