Student Loans Interest Rates and Repayment Threshold Announcement
Annual updates to the Interest Rates and Thresholds of Income Contingent Student Loans and Mortgage Style Student Loans
皇冠体育app Department for Education (DfE) today (10 August 2022) confirmed annual updates to interest rates and repayment thresholds for Income Contingent Student Loans, and the interest rates and deferment threshold for Mortgage Style Student Loans.
Income Contingent Student Loans
Undergraduate loans
Income Contingent Student Loans for pre-2012 (Plan 1) loans
皇冠体育app interest rate on pre-2012 income-contingent repayment student loans is RPI or the Bank Base Rate + 1%, whichever is lower. 皇冠体育app low interest rate cap is in effect, and therefore the rate to be charged from 1 September 2022 will be聽the Bank Base Rate (1.75%) +1%, that is, 2.75%. This rate may be adjusted during the year, if and when the Bank Base Rate changes.
If the low interest rate cap no longer applies during the year the聽interest rate on Plan 1 Income Contingent Repayment Loans during the period 1 September 2022 until 31 August 2023 will be 9%, the applicable rate of RPI for the period 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023.
Please monitor this website regularly as the rates may change during the academic year.
From 6 April 2023, the repayment threshold for pre-2012 (Plan 1) loans will rise to 拢22,015.
Income Contingent Student Loans for post-2012 (Plan 2) loans
Interest rates for post-2012 income contingent student loans vary between RPI and RPI +3%, depending on your circumstances. 皇冠体育appse rates are subject to any caps to reflect the Prevailing Market Rate.
Prevailing Market Rate cap:
From 1 September 2022 until 31 August 2023, the interest rate for borrowers on a post-2012 (Plan 2) loan will be a maximum of 7.3%, as announced by DfE Ministers on 11 June 2022.
From 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022:
皇冠体育app maximum interest rate will be 6.3% for all post-2012 (Plan 2) loans, reflecting a further reduction of the Prevailing Market Rate.
From 1 December 2022 to 31 August 2023:
皇冠体育app maximum interest rate will be 7.3% as announced on 11 June 2022.
皇冠体育app income threshold for post-2012 (Plan 2) from April 2023 will be 拢27,295.
Postgraduate Loans
皇冠体育app Interest rate for Postgraduate Master鈥檚 or Doctoral loans is RPI plus 3%. This rate is subject to any caps to reflect the Prevailing Market Rate.
Prevailing Market Rate cap:
From 1 September 2022 until 31 August 2023, the interest rate on a Postgraduate Master鈥檚 or Doctoral loan will be a maximum of 7.3%, as announced by DfE Ministers on 11 June 2022.
From 1 September 2022 to 30 November 2022:
皇冠体育app maximum interest rate will be 6.3% for Postgraduate loans, reflecting a further reduction of the Prevailing Market Rate cap.
From 1 December 2022 to 31 August 2023
皇冠体育app maximum interest rate will be 7.3% as announced on 11 June 2022.
皇冠体育app income thresholds for Postgraduate Masters and Doctoral Loans to apply from April 2023 will be announced in due course.
Mortgage Style Loans
From 1 September 2022 until 31 August 2023, the interest rate for mortgage style loans will be RPI, that is,9%.
皇冠体育app deferment threshold for mortgage style loans will be 拢35,092.
Any queries from borrowers who have mortgage style loans should be addressed to their loan administrator.