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Students: Loans

Asked by David ReedConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 2 April 2026UIN 115933

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the net present value impact on the public finances of capping total interest on Plan 2 student loans at 20 per cent of the original principal.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The department does not hold analysis on the impact on the public finances of capping total interest on Plan 2 student loans at 20% of the original principal value of the loan.

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