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 Skills

Minister of Children and Families

Permanent Secretary for Education

Director General - Skills

Director of Higher Education Oversight

Chief Analyst for Education

Head of Profession for Statistics

Deputy Director, HE Analysis

Deputy Head of Profession for Statistics

Special Adviser, Policy

Special Adviser, Policy, Speeches, and Political Engagements

Special Adviser, Communications

Special Adviser, Parliamentary, Social Media, and Regional/Trade Press Comms

Special Adviser, Women & Equalities Policy

Deputy Director – News and Social Media

News and Social Media Grade 7

Media Officer x 3

Deputy Director, Student Funding Policy x2

Policy Official, 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 (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Eligibility) x 2

Head of Sponsorship

Finance Business Partner: Student loan books

Policy Official, Future Student Finance, Funding and International x 2

Policy Official, Student Funding Policy (Repayments) x2

Policy Official, Student Funding Policy (Further Education Loans Policy)

Date updated	Summary of update
30 March 2026	Updated next release month
3 July 2025	First published

Updates to Financial year 2024-25Student loan forecasts for England

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