Consultation outcome

Lifelong loan entitlement

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 24 February 2022
• Last updated: 7 March 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Lifelong loan entitlement: consultation response

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3922-4, E02864208, CP 801

PDF, 942 KB, 71 pages

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Detail of outcome

The consultation on the lifelong loan entitlement was launched on 24 February 2022 and closed on 6 May 2022. It sought views on ambition, objectives and coverage, together with aspects such as modularity, maintenance, quality and flexibility, credit transfer and restrictions.

This document provides the analysis of the responses and the government’s response to these. This information is for any stakeholder with an interest in further and higher education.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on a lifelong loan entitlement for use on modular or full-time study at higher technical and degree levels, in higher and further education providers.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
10am on 24 February 2022 to 11:59pm on 6 May 2022

Consultation description

We’d like your views on the introduction of the lifelong loan entitlement as announced by the Prime Minister in his skills speech in September 2020.

From 2025, the lifelong loan entitlement will provide individuals with a loan entitlement to the equivalent of 4 years of post-18 education to use over their lifetime. It will be available for both modular and full-time study at higher technical and degree levels (levels 4 to 6), regardless of whether they are provided in colleges or universities.

We’re seeking views on our ambition, objectives and coverage, together with aspects such as:

• modularity
• maintenance
• quality provision
• flexible learning
• credit transfer
• restrictions based on previous study

Read the Lifelong loan entitlement economic impact assessment.

Documents

Lifelong loan entitlement consultation (print version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3200-3, CP 618

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Lifelong loan entitlement (web version)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-3200-3, CP 618

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Published 24 February 2022
Last updated 7 March 2023 + show all updates

1. 7 March 2023

   We have added the consultation outcome.

2. 24 February 2022

   First published.