Oral Question·Department for Education
“What steps her Department is taking to improve the student loans system.”
Tabled: 24 February 2026Answered: 2 March 2026
Asked by
Mohammad Yasin
Labour — Bedford
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Josh MacAlister)
We will consider ways to make the student loan system fairer, as the Prime Minister said last week. This Government have already reintroduced maintenance grants and raised the repayment threshold to above average graduate salaries, and we are acting across the board on the cost of living by bringing down inflation and tackling transport, energy and rental costs.