Following the March inflation data, Australian students who still have HELP/HECS debt, will be hit with a major increase come 1 June 2023.
Whilst interest is not charged on HELP/HECS loans, the amount of the debt is adjusted on the 1st of June each year, in accordance with an annually determined inflation factor. It is based on the year-on-year CPI figure, measured quarterly up to the end of March.
Therefore, the rate of indexation for 2023 will be 7.1%. This is the highest indexation rate seen in 32 years.