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Guidance: Guidance for students who qualify for a Long Courses Loan

Student Loans Company

August 8
15:12 2022

What is a Long Courses Loan

If youre studying a full-time undergraduate course that lasts longer than 30 weeks and 3 days in an academic year, you could be eligible for a Long Courses Loan to help towards your living costs.

Who can get it

To qualify for a Long Courses Loan, you must:

  • be studying on a full-time undergraduate course that lasts longer than 30 weeks and 3 days in an academic year
  • have applied for help with living costs based on your household income

Well automatically award the additional amount of funding based on the course details provided by your university or college. Your entitlement will include the Long Courses Loan as part of your Maintenance Loan.

If your course is extended during an academic year, making you eligible for a Long Courses Loan, then your university or college will have to update us so we can award you the additional funding.

How much can you get

The amount of Long Courses Loan you can get depends on where you are living and studying during the academic year.

You get a fixed amount of support per extra week, or part of a week, for up to 45 weeks of study per academic year. If youre studying for 45 weeks or more, you may qualify for Long Courses Loan support for the equivalent of 52 weeks in the year.

For information on current rates please see table:

Students living arrangements Maximum amount for each extra week - 2022 to 2023 academic year Maximum amount for each extra week - 2021 to 2022 academic year
Living with parents 69 67
Studying in London and not living with parents 134 131
Studying outside London and not living with parents 104 102
Living and studying abroad 144 141

How its repaid

The Long Courses Loan, plus any interest, has to be paid back but not until youve finished or left your course and your income is over the repayment threshold. However, if youve been overpaid Long Courses Loan, youll be expected to repay it before youve finished or left your course.

Published 13 July 2022
Last updated 8 August 2022 +show all updates
  1. Added information under the 'How it's repaid' heading related to overpayments

  2. First published.

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