Petition · past parliament
Re-assess the decision to freeze the student loan repayment threshold until 2021
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
In his Autumn statement, The Chancellor announced his decision to freeze the student loan repayment threshold for 5 years despite their own government consultation showing an 84% vote against the idea. This will leave graduates £2,800 worse off than expected when they first took out their loans.
When the last government introduced top-up fees, it said the £21,000 threshold to pay back student loans would increase each year in line with average earnings. Now, this figure has been frozen, meaning graduates will end up paying back more; similar to a bank changing the T&Cs of your loan after you'd taken it out.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills revealed 84% of students consulted voted against the notion. To go ahead with these plans despite this would be undemocratic.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills revealed 84% of students consulted voted against the notion. To go ahead with these plans despite this would be undemocratic.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Nov 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Dec 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Dec 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.