Rejected petition Do not lower the threshold at which student loans are repaid.

The government are considering lowering the threshold at which graduates begin to pay Student Loans, from £27,000 to £23,000. Do not do this.

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Decreasing the threshold will cost graduates an additional £400 a year. This comes at a time when house prices are already increasing faster than is possible to keep up with, and when a NI tax rise is going to hit working graduates for even more.

This will stifle social mobility further, and create further discontent in young voters. It is a punishment for not coming from wealth and it is discriminatory against those less well off.

Education is vital. Encourage it. Don't discourage it.

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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597911

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Date submitted 29 September 2021
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