Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 117215
Students: Loans
Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 10 March 2026
Question
Anna Dixon
Labour — Shipley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of including maintenance loans as part of a student loan on students from lower income backgrounds.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterWe have future-proofed our maintenance offer by confirming that we will increase maintenance loans in line with forecast inflation every academic year. This will provide students with long-term financial certainty on the support they will receive while st...
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