Local Authorities have not had responsibility for processing applications for students who commenced courses of Higher Education from September 2009. All students who started their courses in September 2009 will have had their applications processed by Student Finance England.
In line with the Governments timetable for the centralisation of student support services there will be a rolling transfer of services to Student Finance England between 14 February 2011 and 7 March 2011. This means that after 7 March 2011 all enquiries should be directed to Student Finance England.
Information about: Disabled Student Allowance, Tuition Fees, Living cost loan, Living cost grant, Child Care, Adult Dependent Grant and Parental Learning Allowance, can all be found by visiting www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance.
Further information is available at Student Finance England:
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).
Or you can write to the following address, Student Finance England, Lingfield Point, Darlington, DL1 9RW.
Email enquiries to: SFD_p.u_enquiries@slc.co.uk
Useful websites and telephone numbers
| General student enquiries/information |
www.directgov.co.uk
www.slc.co.uk
www.bis.gov.uk |
| For all university clearing |
www.ucas.ac.uk |
| Teaching/bursary enquiries |
www.tda.gov.uk |
| Career development loan |
www.lifelonglearning.co.uk |
| NHS bursary enquiries |
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk |
| Open University |
www.open.ac.uk |
| Aim Higher |
www.aimhigher.ac.uk |
| Information/advice for young people |
www.connexions.gov.uk |
| Student awards |
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance |
For information about other funding avenues:
The Grants Advisory Service (for link see 'Other websites' section on this page)
Open: 2-4, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on 0207 2546251