Official 2026/27 thresholds
Plan 1 uses £26,900, Plan 2 £29,385, Plan 4 £33,795 and Plan 5 £25,000. Those plan types deduct 9% above the relevant threshold. Postgraduate Loan uses a £21,000 threshold and 6% rate.
Multiple loan types
A borrower can have an undergraduate plan and a Postgraduate Loan at the same time. Payroll treatment for multiple undergraduate plan types is not simply another 9% for each plan, so use this page as a single-plan planning estimate.
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How to use this calculator
- Set Annual earnings (default 40000).
- Set Plan threshold (Plan 1 £26,900; Plan 2 £29,385; Plan 4 £33,795; Plan 5 £25,000; PGL £21,000) (default 29385).
- Set Repayment rate (9 for Plans 1/2/4/5; 6 for PGL) (default 9).
- Select Calculate to update the result. Reset restores the starting values.
Planning estimate only. Payroll can differ because PAYE and National Insurance are normally calculated per pay period and can depend on tax code, category letter and individual circumstances.
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