Question follow-through · 76058
Students: Loans
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria she considers when setting student maintenance loan thresholds.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 26 Sept 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what criteria she considers when setting student maintenance loan thresholds.
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Sept 2025
Answer published
The loan for living costs is a contribution towards a student’s living costs while attending university, with the highest levels of support for students who need it most.The government recognises the impact that the cost-of-living crisis has had on studen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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