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Students: Finance

Commons · Question 2549 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support students at risk of dropping out due to changes in funding eligibility.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 3 Jun 2026

As part of our work to protect public money in higher education (HE), we take swift and proportionate action to identify fraud and error in the student finance system.Where fraud or error has been identified, students may be required to repay the funding ...