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UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6% from September
Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will protect borrowers from impact of global conflict
Millions of graduates will have the interest on their student loans capped at 6% from September as a temporary measure to protect them from the risk of rising inflation driven by war in the Middle East.
Ministers acted after months of criticism over the loans becoming a “debt trap” that often leave graduates in England and Wales paying tens of thousands more than the original loan amount.
The cap, which will apply to plan 2 and plan 3 loans, was welcomed by the National Union of Students and other campaigning groups, but they said it did not go far enough to address the unfairness in the student finance system.
Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England
Interest on some student loans in England will be capped at 6% in the next academic year.
The government said the cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loans aimed to protect graduates from the risk of rising inflation due to the Iran war.
Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith said it wanted to "defend against the consequences of far-away conflicts in an uncertain world".
There have been calls to lower the interest rate on Plan 2 student loans as part of a wider overhaul of the system.
The cap will apply to Plan 2 student loans – which were issued in England between September 2012 and July 2023 and are still issued in Wales – for the 2026-27 academic year.
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