Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 102310

Students: Loans

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Dr Beccy Cooper

LabourWorthing West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of different rates of change in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage between 2023 and 2024 compared to changes in the student loan r

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Changes to student loan repayment thresholds are not linked to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. Borrowers are liable to repay a fixed percentage of earnings only when earning above the applicable student loan repayment threshold. Those ...

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