Petitions/Introduce a Fixed Cap on Total Interest for Pre-Existing Plan 2 Student Loans.
StatusOngoing
Opened20 Mar 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Introduce a fixed cap on total interest for all pre-existing Plan 2 student loans, ensuring borrowers cannot accumulate debt that far exceeds their original loan, and repayments can meaningfully reduce the balance instead of it growing indefinitely.

Plan 2 graduates face escalating debt due to high RPI-linked interest rates. The current system punishes ambition. Interest accrues faster than repayments, disproportionately penalising those whose earnings rise later in their careers. Students and their families were not given enough information. With the government now projected to make a net profit from these loans, this system is clearly excessive. A fixed cap would ensure fairness while preserving graduate contributions.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Luke Pollard
1Luke Pollard MP
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
5
Dan Jarvis
2Dan Jarvis MP
Barnsley North
4
Anna Gelderd
3Anna Gelderd MP
South East Cornwall
4
Andy Burnham
4Andy Burnham MP
Makerfield
2
Rushanara Ali
5Rushanara Ali MP
Bethnal Green and Stepney
1
Alex Burghart
6Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Carla Denyer
7Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
1
Nigel Farage
8Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Helen Hayes
9Helen Hayes MP
Dulwich and West Norwood
1
Danny Kruger
10Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1