Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 98200

Students: Loans

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 8 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the equitability of the current student loan system, in the context of the rising value of student loans issued to applicants who may not remain in the UK long enough to repay.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...

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