Students: Debts
2026-06-15 · Department for Education · HL998 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of university students are expected to never pay off their total debt.
Answer
The government is forecast to subsidise £95.5bn of the £238.0bn total face value of the student loan book as of 1st April 2024. Of undergraduate borrowers taking their first loan outlay in the academic year 2025/26 under Plan 5 terms, 45% are expected to ...