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We are a non-profit making government-owned organisation that administers loans and grants to students in colleges and universities in the UK. SLC is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Education .
Find out how interest is calculated and applied if you have a Plan 2 student loan, as well as previous interest rates.
Statistics series providing information on student loan outlays, repayments and borrower activity for students studying in higher education (HE) and further education (FE) in the UK and EU.
SLC issues guidance on how students should contact them.
If a customer dies, their student loan can be cancelled.
The Department for Education today (26 November 2025) confirmed annual updates to repayment thresholds for Plan 2 and Plan 3 Income Contingent Student Loans.
This series brings together all documents relating to Higher education student loans
Guidance on making employees' student loan and postgraduate loan deductions in different circumstances.
Sign in to your student loan repayment account - check your balance, make regular or one-off repayments, or let SLC know if your details have changed.
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