Plan 1 Student Loan Calculator
For students who started their course before September 2012
How much will I repay on a Plan 1 student loan?
Plan 1 covers anyone who started university before September 2012 in England or Wales, and all borrowers in Northern Ireland. You pay back 9% of earnings above £26,900 a year. Interest is capped at 3.2%, and whatever you still owe after 25 years gets written off.
Plan 1 Calculator
Pre-2012 undergraduate loans with lower threshold and capped interest
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Using Plan 1 defaults — Threshold: £26,900/yr, Interest: 3.2%, Repayment: 9%, Write-off: 25 years
How Plan 1 Repayments Work
Repayment Threshold
£26,900/year
You only repay on earnings above this threshold
Interest Rate
3.2%
Lower of RPI or Bank of England base rate + 1%
- Who this applies to: Students who started an undergraduate course in England or Wales before September 2012, or in Northern Ireland
- Repayment rate: 9% of earnings above the threshold
- Write-off: The remaining balance is written off after 25 years from when you became eligible to repay
- Example: If you earn £35,000/year, your monthly repayment would be approximately £67
Plan 1 Student Loan: Common Questions
- How much do I repay on a Plan 1 student loan?
- You repay 9% of everything you earn above £24,990 a year. On a £35,000 salary that works out to roughly £67 a month. Earn below £24,990 and you pay nothing at all.
- When is a Plan 1 student loan written off?
- Plan 1 loans are written off 25 years after you became eligible to repay, which for most people is the April after graduating. Loans taken out before 2006 follow different rules and may be written off when you turn 65.
- What is the Plan 1 interest rate?
- Interest on Plan 1 is whichever is lower: the RPI rate or the Bank of England base rate plus 1%. That cap keeps Plan 1 interest well below what Plan 2 borrowers pay. The current rate is 3.2%.
- Do I still have a Plan 1 loan if I started before 2012?
- Yes. Anyone who started an undergraduate course in England or Wales before September 2012 is on Plan 1. The same applies if you studied at any time in Northern Ireland. You can confirm your plan on the Student Loans Company website.