questionText: 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.
answerText: 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...
heading: Students: Loans