Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Abolish interest charges on student loans
Opened on Wednesday 11th February 2026
22,128 signatures so far
Waive all student loans and reimburse all clinical training fees for NHS staff
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
895 signatures
Cancel student debt for NHS staff after 5 years’ service
Opened on Thursday 9th April 2026
847 signatures so far
Scrap student loan interest rates in England
Open from Thursday 13th February 2025 to Wednesday 13th August 2025
718 signatures
Ensure ALL students with student loans NEVER pay back more than they borrowed
Open from Thursday 13th October 2022 to Thursday 13th April 2023
679 signatures
Reform nurse education funding, cancel debt & reinstate bursaries
Opened on Monday 22nd December 2025
606 signatures so far
Extend Cost of Living Payments to all students in higher education
Open from Tuesday 11th October 2022 to Tuesday 11th April 2023
565 signatures
Make Plan 2 Student Loans fair by capping the interest rate at 1.5%.
Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
413 signatures
Do not make student loans contingent on past grades
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
373 signatures
Write off all plan 1 Student Loans after 25 years
Open from Thursday 23rd October 2025 to Thursday 23rd April 2026
349 signatures
Cap student loan interest rates at inflation (CPI), do not apply retrospectively
Opened on Friday 27th February 2026
241 signatures so far
Review and reform Plan 2 student loan repayment terms
Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
236 signatures so far
Do not apply changes to terms & conditions to existing student loan agreements
Open from Thursday 30th September 2021 to Wednesday 30th March 2022
229 signatures
Create a Shariah-compliant Alternative Student Finance Option
Open from Tuesday 4th November 2025 to Monday 4th May 2026
218 signatures
Make Counselling study eligible for the 2nd degree HE tuition fee loan.
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
206 signatures
Do not treat student maintenance loans as an income for Universal Credit
Open from Monday 1st November 2021 to Sunday 1st May 2022
197 signatures
Reduce university tuition fees to a more affordable £3,000 per year
Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
194 signatures
Reduce student loan debt and interest to mitigate the impact of Covid-19
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
173 signatures
Student midwives & nurses: fund childcare & stop treating loans as income for UC
Opened on Friday 9th January 2026
164 signatures so far
Introduce Sharia Compliant Student Loans
Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
162 signatures
Align Plan 2 student loan interest rates with Plan 5 (RPI only).
Opened on Tuesday 10th March 2026
159 signatures so far
Reduce and freeze student loan interest rates at 1.5% per annum
Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
155 signatures
Scrap University Tuition Fees & Introduce Annual Admin Fee of up to £500
Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
140 signatures
Review the quality and cost of Higher Education during the pandemic.
Open from Thursday 13th January 2022 to Wednesday 13th July 2022
139 signatures
Stop student loan being calculated using parental income
Open from Thursday 3rd September 2020 to Wednesday 3rd March 2021
127 signatures
Extend NHS Learning Support Fund to cover cost of ‘fitness to practise’ checks
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
125 signatures
Increase student maintenance loans in line with increased living costs
Open from Friday 18th March 2022 to Sunday 2nd October 2022
105 signatures
Exempt Uni students affected by Covid from being charged interest on loans.
Open from Wednesday 11th November 2020 to Tuesday 11th May 2021
103 signatures
Reduce interest on ALL extant student loans to zero
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
102 signatures
Replace RPI with CPI in the calculation of interest added to student loans
Opened on Monday 23rd February 2026
95 signatures so far
Reduce Interest on Student Loans & Cap Total Debt at One Year’s Average Salary
Opened on Monday 16th March 2026
94 signatures so far
Make it free to train as a nurse.
Open from Tuesday 13th July 2021 to Thursday 13th January 2022
92 signatures
Improve postgraduate degree loans by covering full tuition and maintenance
Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
91 signatures
Scrap RPI +3% interest on plan 2 & postgrad student loans & charge RPI only
Open from Friday 20th June 2025 to Saturday 20th December 2025
85 signatures
Increase maintenance loans for university students
Open from Wednesday 11th December 2024 to Wednesday 11th June 2025
76 signatures
Restore Plan 2 student loan repayment threshold increases from April 2026
Opened on Friday 6th March 2026
70 signatures so far
Remove the cap on tax-free childcare so it meets more families’ needs
Stop adding interest to student loans during maternity/paternity leave
Open from Wednesday 17th February 2021 to Tuesday 17th August 2021
68 signatures
Increase student loan repayment thresholds with inflation
Opened on Tuesday 31st March 2026
63 signatures so far
Review the student loan system and explore alternatives
Opened on Wednesday 25th February 2026
62 signatures so far
Revise calculation of student loan repayments for overseas graduates
Opened on Wednesday 8th April 2026
55 signatures so far
Make income threshold for student loan repayments £60,000 and charge no interest
Open from Tuesday 25th February 2025 to Monday 25th August 2025
55 signatures
Stop assessing student loans as income for Universal Credit
Open from Thursday 2nd January 2025 to Wednesday 2nd July 2025
54 signatures
Provide funding to ITT providers to give trainee teachers a salary.
Open from Monday 22nd November 2021 to Sunday 22nd May 2022
53 signatures
All pre-settled status students to be charged home fees instead of international
Opened on Tuesday 2nd December 2025
53 signatures so far
Remove all interest from Plan 2 student loans and recalculate balances
Opened on Thursday 19th March 2026
49 signatures so far
Reinstate ITT bursaries for all subjects
Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
46 signatures
Do not implement proposed changes to student loans
Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
45 signatures
Cancel SLC debt for educators with degrees earned before teacher apprenticeships
Open from Wednesday 16th July 2025 to Friday 16th January 2026
41 signatures
Hold a UK-wide review of student loans
Open from Friday 13th June 2025 to Saturday 13th December 2025
39 signatures
Refund student loans for students who studied during the Covid pandemic
Open from Tuesday 29th April 2025 to Wednesday 29th October 2025
38 signatures
Provide funding/grants/bursaries/student loans for Play Therapy Training
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
38 signatures
Introduce a new benefit for university students
Open from Friday 20th December 2024 to Friday 20th June 2025
36 signatures
Introduce a Fixed Cap on Total Interest for Pre-Existing Plan 2 Student Loans.
Opened on Friday 20th March 2026
36 signatures so far
Don’t increase student loan interest rate to 12%, and tie to base rate instead
Open from Wednesday 27th April 2022 to Thursday 10th November 2022
35 signatures
Ban interest on student loans above RPI and reform loans system
Opened on Thursday 12th March 2026
35 signatures so far
Write off all student debt for nurses and midwives
Open from Monday 28th February 2022 to Sunday 28th August 2022
34 signatures
Make student maintenance loans proportional to the cost of living in each city
Opened on Thursday 15th January 2026
32 signatures so far
Pause student loan repayments during Armed Forces Service & clear debt after
Opened on Thursday 16th April 2026
32 signatures so far
Write off student loans for NHS and state school staff after five years
Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
32 signatures
Reduce maximum tuition fees to £7,500 as recommended by the Augar Review 2019
Open from Tuesday 8th March 2022 to Thursday 8th September 2022
32 signatures
Require coconut to be included on food and toiletries labelling
Make student loan repayments a pre-tax deduction like business training costs.
Opened on Friday 27th March 2026
30 signatures so far
Reduce maximum tuition fees from £9,250 to £5,000
Open from Tuesday 23rd August 2022 to Thursday 9th March 2023
27 signatures
Student Finance England loans to be interest free (future and existing)
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
26 signatures
Freeze student loan repayments for 12 months
Open from Tuesday 9th August 2022 to Thursday 23rd February 2023
25 signatures
Exempt Armed Forces members & Veterans repaying Student Loans & create grants
Open from Tuesday 13th May 2025 to Thursday 13th November 2025
24 signatures
Write off student loans for nurses trained after 2016
Opened on Tuesday 5th May 2026
23 signatures so far
Raise student loan repayment threshold with inflation, end freeze & cap interest
Opened on Monday 30th March 2026
23 signatures so far
Amend Student Loan eligibility
Open from Tuesday 4th February 2025 to Monday 4th August 2025
21 signatures
Unleash this nation of entrepreneurs by transforming Start Up funding
Open from Friday 25th September 2020 to Thursday 25th March 2021
20 signatures
Allow students who self-funded 1st degree to access student loan for 2nd degree
Open from Friday 20th January 2023 to Thursday 20th July 2023
20 signatures
Allow higher education fees and student loans to be paid via salary sacrifice
Open from Tuesday 1st November 2022 to Monday 1st May 2023
19 signatures
Scrap RPI +3% interest on plan 2 & postgrad student loans & charge RPI only
Opened on Thursday 7th May 2026
18 signatures so far
Freeze all student loan repayment thresholds for overseas borrowers until 2030.
Opened on Friday 24th April 2026
17 signatures so far
Change Universal Credits and How Student Loans Decrease Payments To Hardship
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
16 signatures
Make student loans available for commercial pilot training
Open from Thursday 5th August 2021 to Saturday 5th February 2022
16 signatures
Wipe all student loans for teachers and NHS staff
Open from Tuesday 12th January 2021 to Monday 12th July 2021
15 signatures
Cut student loan interest and link it to CPI inflation as soon as possible
Open from Wednesday 2nd December 2020 to Wednesday 2nd June 2021
14 signatures
Match Scotland’s "Plan 1" student loan repayment threshold of £25k
Open from Wednesday 7th April 2021 to Thursday 7th October 2021
14 signatures
Fund bursaries and extend eligibility for student loans for courses in therapy
Open from Friday 15th January 2021 to Thursday 15th July 2021
12 signatures
Allow student loan holders to suspend their payments for up to 12 months.
Open from Tuesday 15th December 2020 to Tuesday 15th June 2021
8 signatures
Allow additional voluntary student loan repayments through salary sacrifice
Opened on
8 signatures so far
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