Question follow-through · 110990

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining thresholds for Plan 2 student loan repayments on trends in the level of repayments made by graduates; and what discussions she has

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
16 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of maintaining thresholds for Plan 2 student loan repayments on trends in the level of repayments made by graduates; and what discussions she has

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The department produced the following analysis regarding the impact of maintaining the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans on the lifetime repayments made by borrowers:Average lifetime repayments (2024/25 financial year prices)Base...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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