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The Student Loans Company (SLC) is warning new and returning students to be vigilant of scams, as the new 25/26 academic year gets underway.
Steven Darling, Director of Customer Experience, offers advice to help students get ready for payment
The Department for Education today (19 August 2025) confirmed annual updates to interest rates for undergraduate and postgraduate Income Contingent Student Loans, repayment thresholds for Plan 1 and Plan 5 Income Contingent …
Steven Darling, Director of Customer Experience, shares practical advice on Clearing and student finance as A-level results are released this week.
Steven Darling, Customer Experience Director, explains SLC's approach to supporting customers.
SLC reminds new students to get their applications in now for 25/26 academic year.
Students can now apply for Part-time undergraduate student finance for 2025 to 2026.
SFE and SFW students can now apply for postgraduate Master’s and Doctoral Loans for 2025 to 2026.
SFE’s application service launches for 25/26 academic year
2025 to 2026: SFE full-time undergraduate student finance applications are now open
SLC announces 12 new Glasgow apprenticeships during Scottish Apprenticeship Week
Students from England can sign up to our mailing list to be told when full-time undergraduate applications open.
£3.2bn in maintenance loan payments sent to nation’s students
David Thomson, Head of Operational Readiness and Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the DSA Transformation Programme.
The Department for Education (DfE) and Welsh Government has today confirmed the Postgraduate Income Contingent Student Loans repayment threshold to apply from 6 April 2025.
Tuition fees to rise in line with inflation, helping put universities on a secure footing alongside inflation-linked lift to maintenance loans.
Student Loans Company improves online customer experience with introduction of new digital refund service.
By Jackie Currie, SLC Executive Director, Business Operations
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