Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 111112

Students: Loans

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the freeze to the repayment threshold from April 2027 on average annual repayments for Plan 2 student loan borrowers.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department has produced the attach...

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