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Published 29 October 2026
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Student loans repayments via PAYE eligible for refund - Tax Year 2025/26 (6 April 2025 - 5 April 2026)
The following persons are given pre-release access to the publications for up to 24 hours prior to release:
| Student Loans Company (SLC) | |
| Chief Executive | |
| Deputy CEO & Chief Customer Officer | |
| Executive Director Customer Operations | |
| Head of Corporate Affairs | |
| Head of Repayment and Customer Services | |
| Corporate Communications - External | |
| Media Relations Manager | |
| Lead Official for Statistics / Senior Manager - Business Intelligence | |
| Business Intelligence Manager | |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | |
| Department for Education (DfE) | |
| Deputy Director, Higher Education Analysis | |
| Head of Higher Education Student Finance Modelling Unit | |
| Deputy Director, Student Finance Policy and SLC Sponsorship | |
| Team Leader – Entrant Modelling and SLC Data Team | |
| Senior Executive Officer Analyst, Student Entrants and SLC Data Team | |
| Analyst - Higher Education | |
| Senior Media Officer | |
| SAAS | |
| Director Policy, Strategy Governance | |
| Head of Policy Delivery | |
| Head of Communications and Marketing | |
| Welsh Government | |
| Head of Performance Management & Student Finance | |
| Department for the Economy | |
| Head of Higher Education Student Support |