What to do if you want to withdraw from your course
Follow these steps once you have decided to leave your course to avoid getting a further student finance payment.
Applies to England
If you바카라 사이트檙e thinking of leaving your course due to the current cost of living pressures. Check out our cost of living guide before making your decision. As you might find a way to get more funding which allows you to continue with your studies.
1. Speak to your uni or college first
If you want to leave your course early, you should speak to a student finance advisor at your uni or college for advice. They바카라 사이트檒l take some details from you, including your last day.
Your uni or college will send us these details to tell us that you바카라 사이트檝e withdrawn. We use these to work out how much student finance you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to.
2. Contact us so we can stop your next student finance payment
Sometimes you바카라 사이트檒l get a Maintenance Loan payment after withdrawing. This could be because we had already started to process your payment before your uni or college told us you had left your course. To stop this from happening, you should contact us and we바카라 사이트檒l stop your next student finance payment.
Any Maintenance Loan you바카라 사이트檙e paid after your withdrawal date needs to be paid back straight away.
Your Tuition Fee Loan is repaid as normal.
If you바카라 사이트檙e leaving one course to transfer to another, you don바카라 사이트檛 need to contact us. Your university will let us know. We바카라 사이트檒l reassess your application and contact you if your entitlement has changed. See steps 4 and 5.
3. We바카라 사이트檒l reassess your application
We바카라 사이트檒l use the date your uni or college gave us to work out how much student finance you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to. This is because you can only get funding for the time you were in study.
Example: You were paid 拢1,200 at the start of term (拢100 a week for a 12-week term).
You leave after 8 weeks, so you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to 拢800.
You need to repay 拢400. If you can바카라 사이트檛 repay this straight away, you can contact us to set up a payment plan.
4. We바카라 사이트檒l contact you if your entitlement has changed
We바카라 사이트檒l contact you to let you know if the amount you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to has changed.
5. Repay anything you바카라 사이트檙e not entitled to
If you바카라 사이트檝e been paid more than you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to, you바카라 사이트檒l usually need to repay this straight away, even if you바카라 사이트檙e earning below the repayment threshold. If you can바카라 사이트檛 afford to do this, you can contact us to set up a payment plan.
Find out more about repaying your student finance if you leave your course.
If you바카라 사이트檝e suspended for health reasons
If your health is affecting your studies, you should speak to your Student Support Services to see if you can suspend your course. You might be able to get funding for an extra 60 days after you suspend. We can only do this if:
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your university has told us that you바카라 사이트檝e suspended for health reasons
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you send us evidence, such as a letter from your doctor
Extra funding is only awarded if you suspend your studies. It doesn바카라 사이트檛 apply if you withdraw or transfer.
Additional resources and support
There are a number of organisations that you can talk to for support if you바카라 사이트檙e struggling with your mental health or experiencing financial hardship because you바카라 사이트檝e had to repay some of your student finance.
Check out:
- 聽for student mental health support.
- 聽for forums where you can learn from other students and ask questions.
- 聽for general financial guidance.
- 聽and聽聽for international students.
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