Students: Loans
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to review the thresholds for maintenance loans.
Answered by Janet Daby
The government recognises the impact that the cost-of-living crisis has had on students. However, we need to ensure that the student funding system is financially sustainable.
The government has increased maximum loans for living costs for full-time and part-time undergraduate students by 3.1% for the 2025/26 academic year. A 3.1% increase is in line with forecast inflation based on the RPIX inflation index.
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