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Student loan deduction threshold increase from April 2012
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
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Retail Prices Index in March 2011 is used to increase the £15,000 threshold from April 2012.
The current £15,000 annual threshold for student loan deductions through the payroll was due for review by the last Government in 2011. The Coalition government decided instead to increase the threshold annually between 2012 and 2016 in line with retail inflation. The statutory changes for this were made on 14 March 2011 by means of amendments to the Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 and are effective from 6 April 2011.
The current £15,000 threshold continues to apply throughout 2011/12. For the 2012/13 tax year and the following three tax years, it will be increased in line with the Retail Prices Index (RPI). The new threshold for each year will be calculated using the percentage increase in the RPI at the March “immediately before the commencement of the previous tax year”, rounded up to the nearest £5. The year-on-year RPI increase at March 2011 is 5.3%, so the threshold from April 2012 will be £15,795.
Although not yet set in legislation, the government’s intention is to increase the threshold to £21,000 in April 2016, the date when most students who commence a three-year degree course in September 2012 will first become liable to make repayments.
Further information:
Frequently asked questions about Student Finance from September 2012
