Customer enquiries

For information and advice about the types of financial assistance you may qualify for, or to query the progress of your student finance application, contact the Student Finance office for your area.

Student finance enquiries

Customers paying back student loans should read the section, loan repayment enquiries.

Resident in England

  • Website: www.direct.gov.uk/StudentFinance
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  • Tel: 0845 300 50 90
    (open mon - fri from 8.00am to 8.00pm and between 9.00am and 5.30pm on sat - sun, local call rates apply)
  • Minicom: 0845 604 4434
    (You must have access to a Minicom device in order to use this service).

Resident in Wales

Resident in Northern Ireland

  • Website: www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
  • Tel: 0845 600 0662
    (open Mon - Fri from 8.00am -8.00pm and between 9.00am-5.30pm on Sat - Sun, local call rates apply).

Resident in Scotland

Contact Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) for information and advice about applying for student finance or to query an application you have already made:

  • Website: www.saas.gov.uk
  • Tel: 0300 555 0505 (open 8.30am - 5.00pm ( 4.30pm on Fridays) 8.00am - 6.00pm (4.30pm on Fridays) from early June to mid October).

Contact us to query loan payments, due to be paid to you, after your application has been approved:

  • Tel: 0845 026 2019 (open Mon - Fri 8.00am to 8.00pm and Sat - Sun 9.00am and 5.30pm, local call rates apply)

If your bank account details change, please contact both SAAS and SLC to update them.

From other EU countries

Loan repayment enquiries

Resident in the United Kingdom

For loan repayment information and access to our online repayment service, visit:

For Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) loans - if your course began during or after 1998:

  • Tel: 0845 0738 891 (open mon - fri from 8.00am to 8.00pm)

For fixed-term (mortgage style) loans - if your course began before 1998:

  • Tel: 0845 0738 889 (open mon - fri from 8.00am to 8.00pm)

Resident Overseas

More information on repaying your loans from overseas can be found on our repayment website:

Customers from overseas who wish to discuss repayment of their student loan can contact us on:

  • Tel: +44 141 243 3660.

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