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Wednesday, 3 October 2023

Student Loans Company

Contact details for the Student Loans Company, which processes student loan repayments.

Get information about your repayments online

At some times of the year, the Student Loans Company gets a high volume of calls - so you might experience a delay when you phone.

If you've left your course, you can login to your account on the Student Loan Repayment website and view your balance, update your personal details or make payments.

Repaying student loans – courses starting from 1998

If you have a general question about repaying a student loan for a course you started in 1998 or later (some sometimes called ‘Income Contingent Repayment’ or ‘ICR’ student loans), contact:

  • Tel: 0845 073 8891
  • Minicom: 0845 073 8906 (you must have access to a Minicom device in order to use this service)

Calling from outside the UK?

If you are calling from overseas about repayments for a student loan you took out for a course you started in 1998 or later, contact:

  • Tel: +44 141 243 3660

Opening hours

Lines are open Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm.

Repaying student loans – courses starting before 1998

General enquiries

If you have a general question about repaying a student loan for a course you started before 1998 (sometimes called ‘fixed term’ or ‘mortgage-style’ student loans), contact:

  • Tel: 0845 073 8889

Calling from outside the UK?

If you are calling from overseas about repayments for a student loan for a course you started before 1998, contact:

  • Tel: +44 141 306 2000

Questions about your student finance account, or deferring payment on a student loan

If you’ve got a question about deferring payment for a student loan you took out for a course starting before 1998 - or an enquiry about your student finance account - contact:

  • Tel: 0845 073 8890
  • Minicom: 0845 073 8906 (you must have access to a Minicom device in order to use this service)

Opening hours

Lines are open Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm.

Falling behind with your student loan repayments?

If you are in arrears with your student loan repayments, contact:

  • Arrears enquiries - Tel: 0845 073 8895
  • Minicom: 0845 073 8907 (you must have access to a Minicom device in order to use this service)
  • Email: collections@slc.co.uk

Opening hours

Lines are open:

  • Monday to Thursday from 8.00 am to 8.30 pm
  • Friday from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm
  • Saturday from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm

Repayment of Teacher Loans (RTL) scheme

The Repayment of Teacher Loans (RTL) scheme is closed to new applicants, but if you’ve been accepted onto the scheme in the past and you’ve got a question about repayments contact:

  • Tel: 0845 073 8891

Calling from outside the UK?

If you are calling from overseas about the Repayment of Teacher Loans (RTL) scheme, contact:

  • Tel: +44 141 243 3970

Opening hours

Lines are open Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm.

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