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This government must reverse the repayment threshold freeze in the Autumn Budget.

Conclusion
This government must reverse the repayment threshold freeze in the Autumn Budget. The annual additional borrowing from this policy would be £355 million by the fiscal rule target year 2029–30. The government has a moral obligation to deliver this modest fiscal reversal not only to maintain students’ trust in government, but to honour the terms and conditions under which those loans were sold to students. (Recommendation, Paragraph 63)
Addressee Bodies
HM Treasury
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.1 yrs
Report published 07 Jul 2026