Students: Loans
Commons · Question 1357 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 20 May 2026
Question
Asked by Peter Lamb
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will ensure that future people that attend university will not have the repayment thresholds for their student loans altered after taking them out.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 20 May 2026
This government increased Plan 2 repayment thresholds in April 2025 and again in April 2026, to protect lower-earning graduates and keep more money in their pockets. Between 2012 and 2024, then governments only increased repayment thresholds twice through...