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Abolish interest charges on student loans

Submitted by Paul Kane on Monday 12th January 2026

Published on Wednesday 11th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 11th August 2026

Current Signatures: 22,128
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Abolished ~ Benefits ~ Boost ~ Cancel ~ Charged ~ Debt ~ Drag ~ Education ~ Growing ~ Higher Education ~ Penalty ~ productivity ~ Remove ~ society ~ student loans ~ Tax ~ taxpayers ~ Unfair ~ Young people

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Popularity

This petition has 22,128 signatures in total, with signatories from 649 constituencies. That makes it the 44th most popular open petition, and the 1,175th most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 88% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 12% (average).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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