Further information

Useful websites

• Student Loans Company
• Student Finance England
• Student Finance Wales
• Student Finance Northern Ireland
• Student Awards Agency for Scotland
• Student Finance Republic of Ireland
• The Department for Education
• The Student Room: Finance Information

Student finance guides

The Independent Taskforce on Student Finance Information has produced a number of guides and tools to help students in England understand the cost of going into higher education.

Not sure how the system works? Independent guides such as this from Martin Lewis might be of interest - 20 key points every potential student, parent and grandparent should know.

Full-time students

Repayment calculator

MoneySavingExpert.com have designed a calculator to enable students to change the variables such as tuition fee level, maintenance loan level and likely starting salary, and get an idea of what they'll pay back and for how long:

• Try the calculator