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Guidance on claiming Universal Credit if you're a student.
Student finance for most undergraduate and some postgraduate and further education courses starting on or after 1 January 2027. Information about student loans, grants and extra funding to help cover course tuition fees and living costs.
For courses starting on or after 1 January 2027, you may need to apply for…
You may be eligible for student finance including: Tuition Fee Loans to…
You may be able to apply for: Tuition Fee Loans to help pay your course…
You may be able to get an extra Tuition Fee Loan if you use up all your…
You may get: Tuition Fee Loans to help pay your course tuition fees…
You can study more than one course or module between 1 January 2027 and 31…
You may also be able to apply for extra financial help, for example: a…
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…
You can apply for: a Tuition Fee Loan to help pay your course tuition fees…
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.
Parents' Learning Allowance for full-time students with children - funding, apply, eligibility.
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.
Advice for institutions on the financial support young people may be able to access to help them participate in education and training.
Childcare Grants for full-time students in higher education - grants, CCG1, CCG2 forms, how to apply, eligibility.
Bursaries of up to £1,200 for students in further education, training or unpaid apprenticeships - what’s available, eligibility and how to apply
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