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Checking the status of your student finance application

Track the status and progress of your student finance application using your online account to make sure your money is ready for starting your course.

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Published
21 July 2021
Last updated
13 March 2024 바카라 사이트� See all updates

Applies to England

Check your online account

There바카라 사이트檚 no need to call us if you want to check your application status, instead you can sign into your online account.

Use this guide to understand what the different application status바카라 사이트� means, and what the next steps are to make sure your money is ready for starting your course.

Incomplete application

This stage means you바카라 사이트檝e not completed your student finance application, sign into your online account and select 바카라 사이트楥omplete application바카라 사이트�.

If you apply near the start of your course, you may get the minimum amount of student finance to begin with, so you have some money. Find out more about applying late.

Before you can track your application, you must submit your application and complete any outstanding actions using your online account.

Processing application

At this stage, we바카라 사이트檙e checking your application. We바카라 사이트檒l keep you up to date by email and through your online account.

What happens next

  1. We바카라 사이트檙e checking your application 바카라 사이트� we바카라 사이트檒l email you if we need anything else from you.
  2. We바카라 사이트檒l email you updates about the progress of your application, you can also sign into your online account to check the progress.
  3. We바카라 사이트檒l assess your application and tell you the outcome.

You바카라 사이트檒l only see a date for next expected update if you바카라 사이트檝e submitted evidence.

It can take up to 6 to 8 weeks to review your application in full.

Please don바카라 사이트檛 contact us during this time, so we can process your application as quickly as possible.

Confirming all details

This stage means your application has been approved and we바카라 사이트檙e just confirming some final details. Once we바카라 사이트檝e confirmed all your details, you바카라 사이트檒l be ready to get your payments.

During this stage, we바카라 사이트檒l check your National Insurance number with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - if you바카라 사이트檝e not given us it yet, you can do this using your online account. This process takes around 2 weeks.

If you can바카라 사이트檛 find your National Insurance number, download the HMRC app to access it.

Don바카라 사이트檛 worry if this doesn바카라 사이트檛 change straight away.

The status 바카라 사이트榗onfirming all details바카라 사이트� won바카라 사이트檛 change until you바카라 사이트檝e started your course and we바카라 사이트檝e had confirmation of your registration/enrolment from your uni or college.

You바카라 사이트檒l be able to view a summary of your scheduled Maintenance Loan and Tuition Fee Loan payments. If you바카라 사이트檝e not applied for any Maintenance Loan, this will only show a summary of your Tuition Fee Loan.

What happens next

  1. We바카라 사이트檒l email you if we need anything else from you.
  2. You need to register/enrol on your course.
  3. Your uni or college will need to confirm your registration/enrolment on the course to us.

Receiving payments

At this stage, we바카라 사이트檝e confirmed your National Insurance number with the Department for Work and Pensions and we바카라 사이트檝e had confirmation of registration/enrolment from your uni or college.

Using your online account, you can select 바카라 사이트榁iew your payments바카라 사이트� to see a full breakdown of how your payments are made.

What happens next

  1. We바카라 사이트檒l send you a text message when your payment is on its way.
  2. We바카라 사이트檒l pay your Maintenance Loan directly into your bank account at the start of each term.
  3. We바카라 사이트檒l pay your Tuition Fee Loan directly to your uni or college.

Prepare for next year

At this stage, all your payments for this year will have been paid. You바카라 사이트檒l need to re-apply for student finance for the next academic year of your course. You should do this as soon as applications for next year open.

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Updates to this page

Published 21 July 2021
Last updated 13 March 2024 show all updates

  1. Added link to HMRC app to find National Insurance number

  2. Add link to current timescales page

  3. Updated guidance to reflect 2022/23 academic year updates to online account and application status.

  4. A new image has been added showing a screenshot of an online account.

  5. First published.

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