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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-11more like thismore than 2014-06-11
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Students: Loans more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Student Loans Company does not provide up-to-date online information about the state of an account, detailing all repayments made into the account via the PAYE system since the last statement was issued. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Sharp of Guildford more like this
uin HL292 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answer text <p> </p><p>HMRC collates employer information on student loan deductions at the end of each tax year and provides this information in P14 “end of year summaries” to the SLC. The SLC calculate interest and statements are issued to borrowers, advising them of their deductions, interest and outstanding balance at the end of the tax year. This process is repeated annually until all student loan repayments are collected.</p><p> </p><p>The repayment information held by the SLC will, as a result of this system, be accurate to the April of the previous tax year. The SLC is not in a position to provide an accurate settlement of a borrower's balance more recently than the previous April. However, the borrower can track and monitor their own settlement balance online if they retain a note of all their repayment deductions made over the tax year.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC, BIS and SLC are currently discussing arrangements to share student loan repayment information more quickly, but there is no mechanism to do so in the current tax system and necessary changes will take some time to implement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-24T16:20:36.0338244Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-24T16:20:36.0338244Z
answering member
4169
label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie more like this
tabling member
2113
label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford more like this
61515
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-06-11more like thismore than 2014-06-11
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Students: Loans more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Student Loans Company and HM Revenue and Customs joint accounting system is able to continue deducting repayments on loans via the PAYE system even when repayment has been completed; and why in such circumstances it is necessary for the individual customer to alert them to the situation and to reclaim overpayment. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Sharp of Guildford more like this
uin HL293 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2014-06-24more like thismore than 2014-06-24
answer text <p> </p><p>It is possible for borrowers with Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) loans nearing the end of their repayment term to over-repay their loans because there is a time lag between the deductions from borrowers pay (by employers), HMRC's annual process for student loan repayment accounting and the student loans Company (SLC) subsequently receiving payment information from HMRC. As a consequence it is possible for people to over repay before the SLC becomes aware that their repayments should stop.</p><p> </p><p>Because of this, SLC notifies borrowers in the final 23 months of repayment that they may opt out of the PAYE system and complete their loan repayments by Direct Debit (DD). This would ensure they do not over repay their loan. If borrowers choose not take up DD repayment it is likely that they will over repay. Borrowers are advised to monitor their own repayments. If they can demonstrate to SLC that they have paid enough by providing evidence, such as payslips, SLC can then ask HMRC to issue a &quot;stop&quot; notice to employers and refund any over repayments at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SLC provides guidance and tools to help borrowers calculate their loan balance and when they are likely to repay their loan in full. The SLC refunds all over repayments to borrowers' bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-06-24T15:16:22.495855Zmore like thismore than 2014-06-24T15:16:22.495855Z
answering member
4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
2113
label Biography information for Baroness Sharp of Guildford more like this