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Students: Loans

Asked by Dr Simon OpherLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 18684

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the student loan finance repayment system to reduce monthly repayments for students in England.

Answered by Janet Daby

The department is determined that the higher education (HE) funding system should deliver for our economy, universities and students. The government is committed to supporting the aspiration of every person who meets the requirements and wants to go to university.

​The department will set out this government’s longer-term plan for HE reform by summer 2025. ​

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