Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 115848

Students: Loans

Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Richard Burgon

LabourLeeds East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is her most recent estimate of (1) the Resource Accounting and Budgeting charge and (2) the estimated cost to Government of support for the student finance system, based on future loan write-offs and inter

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The Resource Accounting and Budgeting (RAB) charge, the government subsidy anticipated on student loans issued in any particular financial year, is calculated as the present value of student loan outlay less expected future repayments. This is in accordan...

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