Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 117320

Higher Education: Finance

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of tuition fee-based funding model for higher education.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Around £10.8 billion in tuition fee loans administered by the Student Loans Company were paid directly to higher education providers in the 2024/25 financial year.To provide long-term funding certainty for the sector, so that it can focus on reform, we wi...

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