Jas Athwal

Jas Athwal

Labour — Ilford South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 25 February 2026

Debate

Student Loan Repayment Plans

Contribution

I will expand on this as I go on, because I think everybody is involved, and I shall distribute responsibility fairly across the board. Since 2012, around 5.8 million people have taken out plan 2 loans. They were told that university was the gateway to opportunity, that it would pay for itself and that repayments would be manageable. Instead, many now feel that they signed up at 18 years of age with no financial advice and no lived experience to a 30-year financial commitment where the rules can be changed unilaterally, arbitrarily and without consultation.

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