Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 907330

Students: Loans

Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Alex Sobel

Labour (Co-op)Leeds Central and Headingley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the minimum income threshold for student maintenance loans in line with inflation.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
This government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to attend higher education. We are future proofing our maintenance loan offer by increasing maintenance loans in line with forecast inflation ev...

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