Stopping your student finance

You must stop your student finance payments as soon as you decide to suspend your studies or leave your course early. This will reduce any repayments you may need to make. Student finance covers: Tuition Fee Loans Maintenance Loans Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loans Postgraduate Doctoral Loans grants and bursaries How to stop your student finance payments You must: tell your university or college that you바카라 사이트檙e leaving or suspending your course contact Student Finance England if you바카라 사이트檙e a student from England The way to make contact is different if you바카라 사이트檙e a student from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Contact: Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) Student Finance Wales Student Finance Northern Ireland If you suspend your studies you can usually postpone your student finance payments until you return.

Repaying your student finance

How much and when you have to repay depends on: the type of student finance you have when in the academic year you leave your course whether you바카라 사이트檙e planning to return to your course or not Your university or college will tell your student finance provider the date you finished your studies. Tuition Fee Loans You바카라 사이트檒l need to repay at least some of your Tuition Fee Loan for the year that you suspend or leave your course. You바카라 사이트檒l need to pay back: 25% of the loan for the year if you suspend or leave in term 1 50% of the loan for the year if you suspend or leave in term 2 all the loan for the year if you suspend or leave in term 3 This is repaid in the usual way once you start earning over the threshold amount . Maintenance Loans Your student finance provider will reassess your Maintenance Loan based on the number of days you attended your course. If any of your loan covers the period after you바카라 사이트檝e left your course, this counts as an overpayment and you바카라 사이트檒l need to repay it straight away. If you do not return to your studies, the Student Loans Company will write and tell you how much you must repay. If you cannot repay the full amount, you can ask them to set up a repayment plan. The rest of your Maintenance Loan is repaid in the usual way once you start earning over the threshold amount . Example You get a Maintenance Loan of 拢1,200 to cover a 12 week term (拢100 a week) and you leave your course after 8 weeks. You can keep 拢800 of the loan (8 weeks X 拢100 = 拢800), but you need to repay the remaining 拢400 straight away as this counts as an overpayment (4 weeks X 拢100 = 拢400). You repay the rest of the loan (拢800) in the usual way. If you바카라 사이트檙e planning to return to your studies The amount you were overpaid will usually be taken off your student finance payments when you return, so you do not have to repay straight away. Postgraduate loans Your student finance provider will reassess your Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan or Postgraduate Doctoral Loan based on the number of terms you attended your course. If any of your loan covers the period after you바카라 사이트檝e left your course, this counts as an overpayment.聽 If you do not return to your studies, the Student Loans Company will write and tell you how much you must repay. If you cannot repay the full amount, you can ask them to set up a repayment plan. The rest of your postgraduate loan is repaid in the usual way once you start聽 earning over the threshold amount . If you바카라 사이트檙e planning to return to your studies The amount you were overpaid will usually be taken off your student finance payments when you return, so you do not have to repay straight away. Grants and bursaries If any of your grant or bursary covers the period after you바카라 사이트檝e left your course, this counts as an overpayment and you바카라 사이트檒l need to repay it straight away. There are exceptions for: childcare grants taken in or after the 2019 to 2020 academic year grants taken in or before the 2016 to 2017 academic year You do not have to pay back overpayments on these grants until you바카라 사이트檝e finished your course.

Getting student finance while you suspend your studies

You might be able to get student finance while you바카라 사이트檙e away from your course if you suspend due to illness, bereavement or another serious personal reason. You바카라 사이트檒l need to reapply for funding if you return to your studies in a new academic year. Your funding will restart automatically if you return in the same academic year. If you suspend because you바카라 사이트檙e seriously ill Your university or college must tell the Student Loans Company ( SLC ) about your situation, including the date you suspended your course. You might be able to get a Maintenance Loan or any other grants you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to for 60 days from the date you suspended your course. This is paid in proportion to the time you바카라 사이트檝e studied and up to 60 extra days. If you are due to receive a Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan or Postgraduate Doctoral Loan payment within 60 days of the date you suspended your course, you will still get it. You will get the full payment. Apply for extra money If you바카라 사이트檙e having financial difficulties after 60 days, you might be able to get more money from: your Maintenance Loan聽 your Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan your Postgraduate Doctoral Loan any grants you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to Call Student Finance England ( SFE ) to check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible to apply for extra financial help. If you바카라 사이트檙e eligible, you바카라 사이트檒l be asked to complete a financial hardship confirmation form. SFE will then let you know whether you qualify for further help. You바카라 사이트檒l need your customer reference number when you call. Student Finance England Telephone: 0300 100 0607 Text relay (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0300 100 0607 Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm Saturday, 9am to 4pm Find out about call charges You바카라 사이트檒l need your customer reference number when you call. If you바카라 사이트檙e a student from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, contact: Student Awards Agency Scotland ( SAAS ) Student Finance Wales Student Finance Northern Ireland You might also be able to get extra money from your university or college hardship fund . If you suspend for another serious personal reason While you suspend your studies, you might still be able to get money from: your Maintenance Loan聽 your Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loan your Postgraduate Doctoral Loan any grants you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to Call Student Finance England ( SFE ) to check if you바카라 사이트檙e eligible to apply for extra financial help. If you바카라 사이트檙e eligible, you바카라 사이트檒l be asked to complete a financial hardship confirmation form. SFE will then let you know whether you qualify for further help. Student Finance England Telephone: 0300 100 0607 Text relay (if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0300 100 0607 Monday to Friday, 8am to 8pm Saturday, 9am to 4pm Find out about call charges You바카라 사이트檒l need your customer reference number when you call. If you바카라 사이트檙e a student from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, contact: Student Awards Agency Scotland ( SAAS ) Student Finance Wales Student Finance Northern Ireland

Student finance if you suspend or leave your course

Overview

If you leave or suspend your studies you must:

stop your student finance
repay any student finance you are not entitled to

Your student finance includes:

Tuition Fee Loans
Maintenance Loans
Postgraduate Master바카라 사이트檚 Loans
Postgraduate Doctoral Loans
grants and bursaries

How much you need to repay and when you need to repay it depends on:

what type of student finance you have
when in the academic year you leave your course
whether you바카라 사이트檙e planning to return to your course or not

If you suspend because of illness or another serious personal reason, you might still be able to get student finance while you바카라 사이트檙e away.

View a printable version of the whole guide

Step 1 Check if you're eligible for student finance
1. If you바카라 사이트檙e from England or outside the UK, check if you're eligible
There바카라 사이트檚 a different process if:
Step 2 Find out how much loan you could get
You may be able to apply for:
- a Tuition Fee Loan to help pay your course tuition fees
- a Maintenance Loan to help with your living costs
Find out how much you could get if you're a:
How much Maintenance Loan you get depends on where you'll study and your household income.
1. Use the student finance calculator to estimate your Maintenance Loan
You'll have to pay back any loan you get.
1. Find out how much you'll repay
2. Find out when you'll start repaying
and Check if you can get extra help
You might be able to get extra money if you:
You might also be able to get other financial help, for example from your university or the government.
1. Find out about extra help
Step 3 Prepare your application
Step 4 Apply or reapply
You can apply online or by post depending on the type of student finance you바카라 사이트檙e eligible for.

If you apply in the wrong way, it could delay your application.
1. Find out how to apply
It can take up to 6 weeks to process your application. You might have to provide extra evidence.
Step 5 Update your details if your circumstances change
You must update your application if your circumstances change. For example if you:
- change your course through clearing
- change where you're going to live - for example with your parents instead of halls
1. Find out how to update your application
Step 6 Make sure you can be paid
After you register at your university or college you'll usually get your Maintenance Loan paid directly into your bank account at the start of each term.

Use your student finance account to:
- update your bank details - for example if you open a student account
- check how much you'll be paid
- check when you'll be paid
1. Sign in to your student finance account
Tuition Fee Loans are paid directly to your university or college.
Step 7 Check what to do while you're studying
You'll need to reapply for student finance for each year of your course.

You must keep your details up to date throughout your course because some changes can affect your loan payments, for example if your household income or bank details change.
1. Check how to update your details
2. You are currently viewing: Find out what to do if you suspend or leave your course
Step 8 Check what to do when you stop studying
When you stop studying the Student Loans Company (SLC) will create a student loans repayment account for you.

The log in details will be the same as for your student finance account. You should check your contact details are correct.
1. Sign in to your student loan repayment account
You must update your employment details if:
- you leave the UK for more than 3 months
- SLC asks you to update them
1. Update your employment details
Step 9 Repay your loan
The repayment聽plan you're on will determine when you start repaying and how much you repay.

Student finance if you suspend or leave your course

Overview

Step 1 Check if you're eligible for student finance

Step 2 Find out how much loan you could get

and Check if you can get extra help

Step 3 Prepare your application

Step 4 Apply or reapply

Step 5 Update your details if your circumstances change

Step 6 Make sure you can be paid

Step 7 Check what to do while you're studying

Step 8 Check what to do when you stop studying

Step 9 Repay your loan

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Student finance if you suspend or leave your course

Overview

Part of Get undergraduate student finance: step by step

Step 1: Check if you're eligible for student finance

Step 2: Find out how much loan you could get

and Check if you can get extra help

Step 3: Prepare your application

Step 4: Apply or reapply

Step 5: Update your details if your circumstances change

Step 6: Make sure you can be paid

Step 7: Check what to do while you're studying

Step 8: Check what to do when you stop studying

Step 9: Repay your loan

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Step 1 Check if you're eligible for student finance

Step 2 Find out how much loan you could get

Step 3 Prepare your application

Step 4 Apply or reapply

Step 5 Update your details if your circumstances change

Step 6 Make sure you can be paid

Step 7 Check what to do while you're studying

Step 8 Check what to do when you stop studying

Step 9 Repay your loan