Petition · past parliament
Please impose a legal freeze on the 6% interest levied against student debtors.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Respectfully, Right Honorable Members and Peers of the Houses of Parliament:
Please impose a statutory moratorium on the accrual of interest on billions of student debt. Many low-income students are of course effectively deprived of the opportunity to service their debts.
Please impose a statutory moratorium on the accrual of interest on billions of student debt. Many low-income students are of course effectively deprived of the opportunity to service their debts.
Respectfully, it seems incongruous that compassion is not being shown to students.
Indeed, thanks to the Chancellor's dexterous efforts, mortgage consumers are being provided with holidays. Residential tenants are being protected by a moratorium on evictions. There is capacity for support.
The political persuasions of students aside, please would the Government exercise compassion for the less vocal?
My sincere thanks for giving consideration to this campaign.
Indeed, thanks to the Chancellor's dexterous efforts, mortgage consumers are being provided with holidays. Residential tenants are being protected by a moratorium on evictions. There is capacity for support.
The political persuasions of students aside, please would the Government exercise compassion for the less vocal?
My sincere thanks for giving consideration to this campaign.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.