Student loans Checked 2026-08-11

Postgraduate loan threshold

£21,000 · 6% of income above

per year · valid 2026-04-06 → 2027-04-05

What is the Postgraduate loan threshold right now?

The current figure is £21,000 · 6% of income above (per year), effective from 2026-04-06 to 2027-04-05, according to gov.uk / SLC. Last checked against the official source on 2026-08-11.

Frozen at £21,000 since introduction.

Official source	gov.uk / SLC
Valid from	2026-04-06
Valid to	2027-04-05
Last checked	2026-08-11
Machine-readable	JSON for this figure

History

Previous values
£21,000 in 2025/26 and 2024/25

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