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We are a non-profit making government-owned organisation that administers loans and grants to students in colleges and universities in the UK. SLC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education .
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
You may be able to borrow money to help pay for university or college…
You can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan if your course…
What you’re eligible for depends on when your course starts. If your…
You may be able to get a loan if your part-time course has a ‘course…
Check on the student finance calculator to see what extra help you might…
Whether you qualify for student finance depends on: your university or…
Find out how to apply for student finance. Parents or partners of students…
Statistics series providing information on student loan outlays, repayments and borrower activity for students studying in higher education (HE) and further education (FE) in the UK and EU.
SLC is reminding new full time undergraduate students in England to apply for their student finance now.
When you start repaying your student loan, your monthly repayments, what to do if you have 2 jobs or are self-employed, how to get a refund if you've overpaid.
Find guidance on making employees' student loan and postgraduate loan deductions in different circumstances.
Information for colleges, training organisations and employers about advanced learner loans.
Eligible biology, chemistry, physics, computing and languages teachers can claim back student loan repayments between September and March.
Forecasts of student numbers, student loan expenditure and student loan repayments in England.
This series brings together all documents relating to Higher education student loans
Sign in to your student loan repayment account - check your balance, make regular or one-off repayments, or let SLC know if your details have changed
The Department for Education (DfE) today (23 August 2023) confirmed annual updates to interest rates and repayment thresholds for undergraduate Income Contingent Student Loans, interest rates for postgraduate loans, and the interest rates and deferment threshold for Mortgage Style Student...
If you have a student loan, the guide to terms and conditions tells you what you need to do and what to expect when you repay your loan.
Information for students on funding and how to apply for Higher Education Short Course Loans (HESC) for those living in England and taking part in the trial of HESC.
If you complete a Self Assessment tax return, you must use it to tell HMRC about your student or postgraduate loan deductions.
All the contact details you'll need to get in touch with the Student Loans Company (SLC) about your student loan repayment.
As part of Budget 2020, the government conducted an internal review of the student loan sale programme, in consultation with the Department for Education and UK Government Investments.
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