Student loan threshold freeze blog post #483
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- Remove 2025-26 column from revenue table (no impact that year) - Update chart to use app-v2 design tokens: - Inter font family instead of Roboto Serif - Teal primary color (#319795) - £ prefix on y-axis tick labels - Rounded data labels to nearest £1 - Replace LaTeX formula with prose description 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
Draft post with placeholder data - needs real distributional analysis from dashboard pipeline. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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The freeze is for 3 years starting April 2026 (not April 2027): - 2026-27, 2027-28, 2028-29: Frozen at £28,470 - 2029-30: Returns to RPI uprating Updated: - Intro text: "April 2027" → "April 2026" - Table 1: 2029-30 now shows £32,280 (RPI-uprated), not frozen - Table 2: 2029-30 revenue impact now £0.0bn (freeze ended) - Revenue text: peak at £0.5bn in 2028-29, not £0.7bn in 2029-30 - Borrower impact: £250/year by 2028-29, £400-600 cumulative - Conclusion: £0.1-0.5bn during freeze period 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
Shows how a 2026 graduate with £15k debt and £31k starting salary can actually save £1,354 over their lifetime due to faster loan payoff under the threshold freeze, despite higher annual payments. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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@MaxGhenis could you remind me which caveats you think we should add to the post so it’s publishable for now? |
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Summary
Technical issue
The student loan repayment reform affects
hbai_household_net_income(what households experience) but notgov_balance(what the pipeline uses for budgetary impact). Student loan repayments are treated as loan repayments, not government revenue, so they don't show up in budgetary calculations.Needs: Either:
student_loan_repaymenttogov_balancecalculation in policyengine-uk, ORTODO before merging
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