Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98185

Students: Loans

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 7 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reliability of income data used by the Student Loans Company.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The Student Loans Company (SLC) uses income data provided by HMRC, which is an effective way to ensure that repayments are linked directly to earnings for borrowers resident in the UK. Employers and self-employed borrowers provide income and student loan ...

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