Financial year 2023-24

Student loan forecasts for England

Student loan forecasts for English borrower entrants, outlay and repayments, with average loan amounts, lifetime repayments and cost to government

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Published
Last updated
2 updatesfor Financial year 2023-24

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Contact name: Niall Taylor and Tony Carter

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  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
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Pre-release access list

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education
  • Minister for the School System and Finance
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Director General, Skills Directorate
  • Director of Higher Education Oversight
  • Chief Analyst
  • Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Deputy Director, News and Social Media
  • Media Officer x 3
  • Deputy Director, Student Funding Policy x 2
  • Deputy Director, Future Student Finance, Funding and International
  • Head of Student Financial Support Policy 
  • Head of Future Student Finance and Higher Education Funding
  • Head of Repayment Policy, Student Funding
  • Policy Official, Student Funding Policy x 3
  • Policy Official, Further Education Loans Policy
  • Policy Official, Future Student Finance, Funding and International