Student finance: how to apply

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Change an application

You must say if any details in your application change. You’ll need to report some changes yourself. Your parents, partner or sponsor will need to report others.

Changes you must report

You must tell Student Finance England if:

  • you’ve changed your course, university or college
  • you’re repeating a year
  • you’ve changed your name or marital status
  • your Tuition Fee Loan amount has changed
  • you’re living somewhere new

If the year you applied for has started

Ask your university or college to tell Student Finance England if you change or repeat your course or change your Tuition Fee Loan.

You’ll still need to contact Student Finance England yourself if you’ve changed your name or marital status or you’re living somewhere new.

How to report changes to Student Finance England

How you report changes depends on whether you study full or part time and the type of funding you get.

There’s a different process if you’ve changed your name or marital status.

If you’re a full-time student

Use your student finance account to tell Student Finance England about changes.

If you’re a part-time student

You’ll need to fill in form CO2 to tell Student Finance England about changes.

Use your student finance account to send the form to Student Finance England, or send it by post. The address is on the form.

If you’re only eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan

If you’re only eligible for a Tuition Fee Loan and not a Maintenance Loan (tuition fee only funding), you’ll need to fill in form EUCO1 to tell Student Finance England about changes.

Send the form to Student Finance England by post. The address is on the form.

If you’ve changed your name or marital status

You must write and tell Student Finance England if you’ve changed your name or marital status. The letter must include:

  • your customer reference number (CRN)
  • the date
  • your signature
  • evidence that you’ve changed your name or marital status

If you’ve changed your name, you must include a copy of one of the following with your letter:

  • marriage certificate
  • final or conditional order
  • decree absolute
  • change of name deed poll

If you’ve changed your marital status, you must include a copy of one of the following with your letter:

  • marriage certificate
  • final or conditional order
  • decree absolute
  • civil partnership final order

Use your student finance account to send the letter and evidence to Student Finance England, or send it by post

Student Finance England
PO Box 210
Darlington
DL1 9HJ

If you cannot provide the right document, contact Student Finance England.

Changes your parents, partner or sponsor must report

If your household income changes

Your parents or partner must:

If your parents or sponsor have another child

Your parents or sponsor must tell Student Finance England if they have any more children. They can use form PFF2.