Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 111113

Students: Loans

Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has conducted an equality impact assessment on the freeze to the Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold due to take effect in April 2027.

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 will release an equalit...

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