Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 16658
Students: Loans
Tabled: 7 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026
Question
Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat — South Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of student loan liabilities on (a) disabled students and (b) students who withdraw from university due to ill health.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterBorrowers who are permanently unfit for work because of their disability can apply to the Student Loans Company to have any outstanding loan cancelled.More broadly, no student loan borrower earning under the repayment threshold is required to make any rep...
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