To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the maintenance loans system for meeting students’ cost of living needs.
The government has published an Equality Impact Assessment of changes to fees and student support on groups with protected characteristics for the 2025/26 academic year, which is available here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2025/14/pdfs/ukia_202500...
Students: Loans