Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 120935

Students: Loans

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the average outstanding student loan balance and (b) the proportion of borrowers currently making repayments in (i) Merseyside and (ii) the North West of England.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The average outstanding student loan balance of borrowers in the North West government region who have been funded by Student Finance England was £37,000 (rounded to the nearest thousand) on 15 March 2025. This includes all loans, even those not yet liabl...

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