Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116560
Students: Loans
Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what is the evidential basis for her view that graduates will pay back £8 more a month on average due to the freezing of the repayment threshold for student loans.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterMonthly repayments for a borrower earning above the repayment threshold in a scenario with no threshold freeze was calculated as £8 lower in the 2027/28 financial year compared to the repayments of the same borrower in a scenario with a freeze. This is ca...
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