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Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Student finance - student loans or student grants for tuition fees and living costs, extra help, student loan repayments.
You may be eligible for student finance to help you study at university or…
You may be eligible for student finance including: a Tuition Fee Loan to…
If your course starts on or after 1 August 2016, you can apply for: a…
What you’re eligible for depends on when your course starts. If your…
If your part-time course has a ‘course intensity’ of 25% or more, you may…
You may be able to get extra financial help, for example, if you’re: on a…
Find out how to apply for student finance. Parents or partners of students…
Check how much student finance you could get - get a quick estimate of what student loans, grants, bursaries and other funding you could get - for full-time, and part-time students
Current education level can affect your Universal Credit if you’re a student, or if your child is aged 16 to 19 and in education.
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 .
For courses before August 2016 - student loans, grants, application forms, Tuition Fee Grant, Course Grant and guidance notes.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
When you start repaying your student loan, your monthly repayments, what to do if you have 2 jobs or are self-employed, how to get a refund if you've overpaid.
Apply for a Student visa to study in the UK if you're 16 or over - eligibility, extend or switch your visa, how much it costs and how long it takes
Eligible biology, chemistry, physics, computing and languages teachers can claim back student loan repayments from 2 March 2026 until 31 May 2026.
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