National · 2026 · education

Student-loan repayment changes

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National proposed lowering domestic student-loan repayments from 12% to 10% from April 2027. It also proposed stronger overseas-debt recovery, including additional interest and restrictions on permanent-emigration KiwiSaver withdrawals.

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