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Raise the threshold for postgraduate loan repayments in line with inflation

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closedDepartment for EducationOpened 11 March 2026Closed 11 September 2026

Background

Raise the threshold at which postgraduate loans are paid back for the first time since they were established. They are still at £21,000, a level below the minimum wage for a full time worker, and have never been upgraded to reflect inflation.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

Coventry SouthZarah Sultana
4
Kingswinford and South StaffordshireMike Wood
2
Birmingham YardleyJess Phillips
1
Derby SouthBaggy Shanker
1
Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardAlex Mayer
1
Ellesmere Port and BromboroughJustin Madders
1
Gillingham and RainhamNaushabah Khan
1
Hayes and HarlingtonJohn McDonnell
1
IpswichJack Abbott
1
Kingston upon Hull West and HaltempriceEmma Hardy
1
LichfieldDave Robertson
1
Newton AbbotMartin Wrigley
1
Rochester and StroodLauren Edwards
1
RomfordAndrew Rosindell
1
Romsey and Southampton NorthCaroline Nokes
1
RugbyJohn Slinger
1
Skipton and RiponSir Julian Smith
1
SmethwickGurinder Singh Josan
1
South CambridgeshirePippa Heylings
1
Southampton TestSatvir Kaur
1

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 759296.