Submitted on Wednesday 29th September 2021
Rejected on Thursday 30th September 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
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.
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: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597911
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