Question follow-through · 112459

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 104334, how many students with settled status obtained a student loan in 2024-25; and how much was spent on repaying these loans in the same time period.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
27 Mar 2026 · 45 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to Answer of 14 January 2026 to Question 104334, how many students with settled status obtained a student loan in 2024-25; and how much was spent on repaying these loans in the same time period.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The department is not able to provide the requested data on settled status in the required timescale.Settled status is a residency category, which is data held by the Student Loans Company (SLC).However, changes in the application process over time, inclu...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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