Guidance
Overseas earnings thresholds for Plan 4 student loans, 2024-25
Updated 18 April 2024
Applies to Scotland
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These thresholds apply to Plan 4 student loans from April 2024 until March 2025.
The fixed monthly repayment amount is how much you’ll be charged if you don’t give us the information we need.
| Country of residence | Currency | Exchange rate | Earnings threshold (GBP) | Fixed monthly repayment (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanis | 0.010752 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Albania | Leke | 0.007941 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Algeria | Algerian Dinar | 0.005909 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| American Samoa | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Andorra | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Angola | Kwanza | 0.001199 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Anguilla | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Antarctica | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Argentina | Argentine Peso | 0.003078 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Armenia | Dram | 0.002059 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Aruba | Aruban Guilder | 0.449357 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Australia | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Austria | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijanian Manat | 0.472813 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Bahamas | Bahamian Dollar | 0.804376 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Bahrain | Bahrain Dinar | 2.135383 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Bangladesh | Taka | 0.007452 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Barbados | Barbados Dollar | 0.402188 | £43,955.00 | £281.40 |
| Belarus | Belarusian Ruble | 0.305232 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Belgium | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Belize | Belizean Dollar | 0.40122 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Benin | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Bermuda | Bermudian Dollar | 0.804376 | £43,955.00 | £281.40 |
| Bhutan | Bhutanese Ngultrum | 0.009745 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Bolivia | Boliviano | 0.116431 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Convertible Marka | 0.444662 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Botswana | Pula | 0.06057 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Bouvet Island | Norwegian Krone | 0.07681 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Real | 0.160369 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Brunei | Brunei Dollar | 0.59891 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Lev | 0.44484 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Burkina Faso | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Burundi | Burundi Franc | 0.000319 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Cambodia | Riel | 0.000196 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Cameroon | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Canada | Canadian Dollar | 0.596481 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verde Escudo | 0.007876 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands Dollar | 0.980008 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Central African Republic | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Chad | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Channel Islands | British Pound | 1 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Chile | Chilean Peso | 0.000958 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| China | Yuan Renminbi | 0.113767 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Christmas Island | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Colombia | Colombian Peso | 0.000184 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Comoros | Comorian Franc | 0.001768 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Congo | Congolese Franc | 0.000351 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | Congolese Franc | 0.000351 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Cook Islands | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican Colon | 0.001469 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Croatia | Euro | 0.869943 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Cuba | Cuban Peso | 0.033516 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Curacao | Antillean Guilder | 0.437573 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Cyprus | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Czech Republic | Czech Koruna | 0.036248 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Denmark | Danish Krone | 0.116776 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Djibouti | Djiboutian Franc | 0.00452 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Dominica | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Peso | 0.014409 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Ecuador | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Egypt | Egyptian Pound | 0.026583 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| El Salvador | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Eritrea | Nafka | 0.053626 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Estonia | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Birr | 0.014713 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Faeroe Islands | Danish Krone | 0.116776 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Falkland Islands | Falkland Pound | 1 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Fiji | Fiji Dollar | 0.359945 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Finland | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| France | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| French Guiana | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| French Polynesia | CFP Franc | 0.00729 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| French Southern Territories | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Gabon | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Gambia | Dalasi | 0.013015 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Georgia | Lari | 0.305979 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Germany | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Ghana | Ghanaian Cedi | 0.069442 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Gibraltar | British Pound | 1 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Greece | Euro | 0.869943 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Greenland | Danish Krone | 0.116776 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Grenada | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Guadeloupe | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Guam | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Guatemala | Quetzal | 0.102653 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Guinea | Guinean Franc | 0.000093 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Guinea-Bissau | CFA Franc (BCEAO) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Guyana | Guyanese Dollar | 0.00383 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Haiti | Gourde | 0.005675 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Holy See (Vatican City State) | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Honduras | Lempira | 0.032559 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Dollar | 0.102807 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Hungary | Forint | 0.002272 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Iceland | Icelandic Krona | 0.005825 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| India | Indian Rupee | 0.009745 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Rupiah | 0.000053 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Iran | Iranian Rial | 0.000025 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Iraq | Iraqi Dinar | 0.000591 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Ireland | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Isle of Man | British Pound | 1 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Israel | New Israeli Shekel | 0.220104 | £43,955.00 | £281.40 |
| Italy | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Jamaica | Jamaican Dollar | 0.005227 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Japan | Yen | 0.005754 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Jordan | Jordanian Dinar | 1.133787 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Kazakhstan | Tenge | 0.001751 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Kenya | Kenya Schilling | 0.005836 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Kiribati | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | Won Korea Dem. Rep | 0.466523 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Korea, Republic of | Won Korea Rep | 0.000617 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti Dinar | 2.617801 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Kyrgyztan Republic | Kyrgyzstan Som | 0.009189 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Lao PDR | Kip | 0.000044 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Latvia | Euro | 0.869943 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Pound | 0.000063 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Lesotho | Loti | 0.044032 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Liberia | Liberian Dollar (US Dollar in use) | 0.025003 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Libya | Libyan Dinar | 0.167263 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Liechtenstein | Swiss Franc | 0.893575 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Lithuania | Euro | 0.869943 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Luxembourg | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Macau | Patacas | 0.099811 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic) | Macedonian Denar | 0.014135 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Ariary | 0.000181 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Malawi | Malawi Kwacha | 0.000726 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Malaysia | Ringgit | 0.176932 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Maldives | Rufiyaa | 0.052276 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Mali | CFA Franc (BCEAO) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Malta | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Marshall Islands | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Martinique | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Mauritania | Ouguiyas | 0.021875 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Rupee | 0.017876 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Mayotte | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Mexico | Mexican Peso | 0.045008 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Moldova | Moldovan Leu | 0.044199 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Monaco | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Mongolia | Tugrik | 0.000231 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Montenegro | Euro | 0.869943 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Montserrat | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Morocco | Moroccan Dirham | 0.079135 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Mozambique | Metical | 0.012592 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Myanmar | Kyat | 0.000383 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Namibia | Namibian Dollar | 0.044028 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Nauru | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Nepal | Nepalese Rupee | 0.00609 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Netherlands | Euro | 0.869943 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| New Caledonia | CFP Franc | 0.00729 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Nicaragua | Gold Cordoba | 0.02207 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Niger | CFA Franc (BCEAO) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Naira | 0.001309 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Niue | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Norfolk Island | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Norway | Norwegian Krone | 0.07681 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Oman | Rial Omani | 2.089427 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Rupee | 0.002925 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Palau | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Palestine (Occupied Territory) | New Israeli Shekel | 0.220104 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Panama | Balboas | 0.804376 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Papua New Guinea | Kina | 0.224734 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Paraguay | Guarani | 0.00011 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Peru | New Sol | 0.214638 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Philippines | Philippine Peso | 0.014447 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Pitcairn | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Poland | Zloty | 0.190581 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Portugal | Euro | 0.869943 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Puerto Rico | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Qatar | Qatar Riyal | 0.220946 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Reunion | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Romania | Romanian Leu | 0.175939 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Russian Federation | Russian Ruble | 0.009652 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Franc | 0.000704 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helena Pound | 1 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Saint Lucia | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Saint-Barthelemy | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Samoa | Tala | 0.294794 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| San Marino | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Dobras | 0.000035 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Riyal | 0.214371 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Senegal | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Serbia | Serbian Dinar | 0.007419 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Seychelles | Seychelles Rupee | 0.058282 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Sierra Leone | Leone | 0.000063 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Singapore | Singapore Dollar | 0.59891 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Antilles Guilder | 0.437573 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Slovakia | Euro | 0.869943 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Slovenia | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Dollar | 0.096349 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Somalia | Somali Shilling | 0.001413 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| South Africa | Rand | 0.044028 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | British Pound | 1 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| South Sudan | Sudanese Pound | 0.106451 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Spain | Euro | 0.869943 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan Rupee | 0.002431 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Sudan | Sudanese Pound | 0.001363 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Suriname | Surinam Dollar | 0.022201 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | Norwegian Krone | 0.07681 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Swaziland | Lilangeni | 0.044028 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Sweden | Swedish Krona | 0.076126 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Switzerland | Swiss Franc | 0.893575 | £43,955.00 | £281.40 |
| Syria | Syrian Pound | 0.00399 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Dollar | 0.025877 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Tajikistan | Somoni | 0.12336 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Thailand | Thai Baht | 0.023166 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Timor-Leste | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Togo | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Tokelau | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Tonga | Pa’anga | 0.470367 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago Dollar | 0.119008 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Dinar | 0.259686 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Turkey | Turkish New Lira | 0.034908 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan New Manat | 0.230033 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Tuvalu | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Uganda | Ugandan New Shilling | 0.000216 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Ukraine | Hryvnia | 0.02187 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| United Arab Emirates | U.A.E. Dirham | 0.21901 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| United Kingdom | British Pound | 1 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| United republic of Tanzania | Tanzanian Shilling | 0.000334 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| United States of America | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Peso | 0.020756 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Sum | 0.000069 | £6,285.00 | £40.20 |
| Vanuatu | Vatu | 0.00674 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Venezuela | Bolivar Fuerte | 0.000003 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Vietnam | Dong | 0.000034 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Virgin Islands (British) | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £31,395.00 | £201.00 |
| Virgin Islands (US) | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £37,680.00 | £241.00 |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | CFP Franc | 0.00729 | £25,120.00 | £160.80 |
| Western Sahara | Moroccan Dirham | 0.079135 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Yemen | Yemeni Rial | 0.003214 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |
| Zambia | Zambian Kwacha | 0.041173 | £12,560.00 | £80.40 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean Dollar | 0.000642 | £18,845.00 | £120.60 |