Student finance
Tuition fee and maintenance loans for higher education. Eligibility depends on residence and immigration status. Students from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland apply to their own body.
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Student Loans Company (SLC)
Pays student loans and grants on behalf of the UK nations and collects repayments with HMRC.
Part of: Department for Education
Contact
Student Loans Company
- Phone 路 General Enquiries
- 0141 306 2000
- Postal address
- 10 Clyde Place
Glasgow
G5 8DF
United Kingdom
Student Finance England
- Phone 路 General Enquiries
- 0300 100 0607
- Postal address
- The Memphis Building
Lingfield Point
McMullen Road
Darlington
DL1 1RW
United Kingdom - Contact form
- gov.uk/contact-student-finance-england
Student Finance Wales
- Phone 路 General Enquiries
- 0300 200 4050
- Postal address 路 Welsh Government Office
- Sarn Mynach
Llandudno Junction
LL31 9RZ
United Kingdom
Student Finance Northern Ireland
- Phone 路 General enquiries
- 0300 100 0077
Student Awards Agency Scotland
- Phone 路 SAAS student loan enquiries
- 0300 555 0505
- Phone 路 SAAS application, bursary or grant enquiries
- 0300 555 0505
- Contact form
- gov.uk/guidance/guidance-on-contacting-the-student-loans-company
Report suspected fraud
If you know someone who is claiming for student finance that they are not entitled to, or who are evading repayment of their student loan let us know by calling or completing our online Fraud Reporting form.
- Phone 路 Economic Crime Unit
- 0300 100 0059
- Contact form
- gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-report-suspected-fraud-to-the-student-loans-company
We only list official numbers. Beware of websites showing 084, 087, 09 or 118 numbers that connect you to a public body at a premium rate.
Related procedures
Repay your student loan
You only repay when your income is over the threshold for your repayment plan, starting the April after you leave your course. Most people repay through their salary. You must tell the Student Loans Company if you leave the UK for more than 3 months.
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Contact data source: GOV.UK, Open Government Licence v3.0, updated 12 October 2026.