Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 120931
Students: Loans
Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Ian Byrne
Labour — Liverpool West Derby
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of interest rates applied to income-contingent student loans on the total level of graduate debt.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department does not hold analysis on the impact of interest rates on total level of graduate debt.No Plan 5 borrower should see their loan balance grow in real terms without additional outlay, as the rate of interest for Plan 5 loans is applied at Ret...
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