Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 119913
Students: Loans
Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Ruth Cadbury
Labour — Brentford and Isleworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the financial impact of maternity leave on the (a) amount of additional debt accrued on and (b) length of time to repay the debt for student finance loans.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe 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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