Universities: Debts
2026-06-15 · Department for Education · HL1001 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government how many universities are in a financial deficit.
Answer
The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education in England, is responsible for monitoring the sector’s financial sustainability. Its most recent report on the sector’s financial health, published in May 2026, found that 35.8 p...