Question follow-through · 111112

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the freeze to the repayment threshold from April 2027 on average annual repayments for Plan 2 student loan borrowers.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Mar 2026 · 50 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the freeze to the repayment threshold from April 2027 on average annual repayments for Plan 2 student loan borrowers.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    It was announced at the Autumn Budget that the repayment and interest thresholds for Plan 2 student loans will be frozen from the 2026/27 financial year until April 2030, when they will increase annually by inflation.The department has produced the attach...

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