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Free, plain-English guides for UK home students applying for Student Finance England, including mature students and people starting with a foundation year. AF Education helps you check eligibility and apply at no cost to you. This service is not for international students.
Up to £9,790 a year for a full-time course in 2026/27, paid straight to your university or college.
Source: GOV.UK, new full-time students£9,118 living with parents, £10,830 away from home outside London, £14,135 away from home in London (2026/27). The amount you get depends on household income.
Source: GOV.UK, new full-time studentsFor classroom-based subjects such as business, social science or humanities, the foundation-year Tuition Fee Loan is up to £5,760 in 2026/27.
Source: GOV.UK, new full-time studentsDistance-learning students can only apply for a Maintenance Loan if they cannot attend their course in person because of a disability. A Tuition Fee Loan may still be available.
Source: GOV.UK, part-time studentsIt depends on your university or college, your course, any previous higher education study, your age, and your nationality or residency status.
Source: GOV.UK, who qualifiesIf you started an undergraduate course on or after 1 August 2023, you repay 9% of income over £25,000 a year. Plan 5 loans are written off 40 years after the April you were first due to repay.
Source: GOV.UK, what you pay Source: GOV.UK, when loans are written offFigures checked against GOV.UK on 6 October 2026. For courses starting on or after 1 January 2027, student finance changes to the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
Start here: what you can get, who qualifies and how funded degrees work for UK home students.
Tuition Fee Loan, Maintenance Loan and how household income changes the amount.
Step-by-step applications, documents, deadlines and when the money arrives.
How earlier university study affects funding, and what to do if you change or leave a course.
Funding rules for foundation years, part-time courses and distance learning.
Grants and allowances on top of your loans, and how student finance interacts with benefits.
When repayments start, how interest works and how to check what you owe.
Master’s funding and the Lifelong Learning Entitlement for courses starting from January 2027.
Other guides from our Student Finance section.
Browse courses you can fund with Student Finance England, by subject or by city, or see our guide to university for mature students.
Register your interest in under 2 minutes. A dedicated student advisor will contact you to check eligibility, explain tuition and maintenance funding, and guide you through every step to enrolment.
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