61,850
of 100,000 signatures
To Chancellor John Healey
Image adapted from original. Source: Credit: Ben Dance/FCDO
Back in March 2026, Healey had the chance to vote for fairer student loans, and voted no. Now, as Chancellor, he's the one who has the power to fix it. For millions of graduates, the current system feels like a mis-selling scandal hiding in plain sight. Interest rates have been raised retrospectively, repayment thresholds frozen, and the goalposts moved, leaving people paying more and owing more, often for decades.
People are delaying having children, giving up on buying a home, turning down promotions, or leaving public service jobs, all while being told this is "working as intended".
This matters politically. Over 85% of graduates say that proposals to make the student loan system fairer would influence how they vote at the next election. We're calling on the new Chancellor to stop gaslighting graduates and act, starting by scrapping interest on student loans and raising the repayment threshold so people can actually afford to live.
People are delaying having children, giving up on buying a home, turning down promotions, or leaving public service jobs, all while being told this is "working as intended".
This matters politically. Over 85% of graduates say that proposals to make the student loan system fairer would influence how they vote at the next election. We're calling on the new Chancellor to stop gaslighting graduates and act, starting by scrapping interest on student loans and raising the repayment threshold so people can actually afford to live.
Petition text
We are calling on the government to:
🔴 Scrap interest on student loans, so balances stop growing while people are paying them back
🔴 Raise the repayment threshold, so people can cover basic living costs before repayments start
Education should open doors, not close them. Fix the student loan system before another generation is written off.
John Healey: Stop the student debt trap!
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John Healey: Stop the student debt trap!
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