Select committee: Treasury Committee
Conclusion 23
1st Report – Student loans: Broken and unfair?
Published 7 Jul 2026
Addressed to HM Treasury
Treasury Committee Student loans and taxation of graduates All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Department for Education and the Student Loans Company need to both jointly and separately establish who is legally responsible for what. In particular, they must establish whether the student loan application form makes students sufficiently aware of the unusual terms of the loan, which allow the government to change terms and conditions retrospectively. (Recommendation, Paragraph 88)
From: Treasury Committee, 1st Report – Student loans: Broken and unfair? (HC 14), 7 July 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 13 September 2026 (deadline 7 September 2026).