UK caps student loan interest at 6%: A brake on debt, not quite a rethink

The UK has capped interest on student loans at 6% for 2026–27 to stop inflation from pushing debt up too quickly. It offers some relief, but only at the margins. Repayments stay the same, balances remain, and the system itself is untouched. For Indian students, it changes little—they are mostly outside this framework anyway.