Written Question·Treasury·UIN 112435

Students: Loans

Tabled: 10 February 2026
Answered: 18 February 2026

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what was the evidential basis for the decision to freeze the student loan repayment threshold for graduates; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of this on graduates' disposable incomes.

Answer

James Murray
The fiscal situation this government inherited means we’ve had to make tough but fair choices, including on student loan repayment threshold freezes. Student loan borrowers repay a portion of their income (typically 9%) above the repayment threshold. A Pl...

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