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 x 2
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
Senior Media Officer
Chief Media Officer Grade 7
Media Officer
Deputy Director, Student Funding Policy
Policy Official, Head of Student Financial Support Policy
Head of Future Student Finance and Higher Education Funding
Policy Official, Student Funding Policy (Repayments)
Policy Official, Student Funding Policy (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Eligibility) x 2
Finance Business Partner: Student loan books
Policy Official, Future Student Finance, Funding and International (Future Student Finance and Higher Education Funding Policy) x 2
Policy Official, Student Funding Policy (Further Education Loans Policy)
Policy Official, Student Funding Policy (Higher Education Loans Policy)

Date updated	Summary of update
9 July 2026	First published
8 July 2026	Minor typographical error fixed. The freeze to Plan 2 repayment thresholds was announced at the 2025 Autumn Budget

Updates to Financial year 2025-26Student loan forecasts for England

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