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Students: Loans

Commons · Question 126973 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 21 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce transitional protections for students already enrolled on courses affected by changes to funding eligibility.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 21 Apr 2026

As part of the department’s wider work to protect public money in higher education, we take swift and proportionate action to identify fraud and error in the student finance system.We work closely with the Student Loans Company (SLC) to ensure student fin...