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Follow these steps once you have decided to leave your course to avoid getting a further student finance payment.
You'll only make repayments to your student loan when you earn more than the repayment threshold amount. There are different repayment thresholds for different countries.
Loan application form for learners applying for an Advanced Learner Loan and starting a course on or after 1 August 2026
If a customer dies, their student loan can be cancelled.
Full-time students who have taken a Maintenance Loan from Student Finance Wales could get up to £1,500 cancelled.
A guide describing terms and conditions for students taking out a student loan in academic years 2026 to 2027 and 2025 to 2026.
It’s important to keep your details up to date in your student finance account so we can contact you with updates about your account.
Information for students on funding for Higher Education Short Course Loans (HESC) for those living in England.
This information is only for you if we’ve contacted you to let you know that we’ve awarded you funding that you weren’t entitled to due to previous study. This means you don’t have enough entitlement left to cover the rest o…
Whether you go through Clearing after getting your exam results or you’ve not yet applied for university or college, you need to make sure your student finance is sorted.
A guide to Advanced Learner Loan terms and conditions for learners starting a course on or after 1 August 2025.
A guide to Advanced Learner Loan terms and conditions for learners starting a course on or after 1 August 2026.
Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) could support you while you’re studying – don’t miss out.
The Childcare Grant process from the 2019 to 2020 academic year onwards
Application form and guidance notes for postgraduate Doctoral students.
SLC issues guidance for repayment customers and answers common questions.
The terms of reference for independent assessors to handle student finance appeals and complaints
A form for postgraduate Master's students to make changes to their application.
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