Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 119912

Students: Loans

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Student Loans Company holds on the amount of additional money accrued by women while on maternity leave.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The department and the Student Loan Company do not hold information on the amount of additional money accrued by women while on maternity leave.Student loan repayments are linked to income, not to the amount borrowed or interest applied. Repayments are ma...

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