Question follow-through · 57356
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the student loan system does not entrench socioeconomic disparities for (a) first-generation university students and (b) students from lower-income househ
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 13 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the student loan system does not entrench socioeconomic disparities for (a) first-generation university students and (b) students from lower-income househ
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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13 Jun 2025
Answer published
This government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university. The student finance system removes upfront financial barriers so that everyone with the ability and desire to enter higher ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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