Meta tags:

Headings (most frequently used words):

student, your, finance, of, application, applying, to, evidence, for, students, and, set, up, in, as, proof, with, independent, status, tsr, submit, estrangement, making, universities, by, region, university, guides, articles, postgraduate, further, information, here, what, you, need, do, an, this, article, new, tuition, fee, only, funding, continuing, providing, support, household, income, part, time, disability, changing, details, close, the, start, course, shortcuts, get, started, using, info, connect, account, external, link, on, gov, uk, fill, any, sfe, asks, identity,

Text of the page (most frequently used words):
you (104), your (104), student (70), the (68), and (62), finance (48), for (44), sfe (32), #application (21), course (21), evidence (20), university (19), parents (19), with (18), can (18), will (18), apply (17), from (17), their (17), income (17), careers (16), this (16), need (16), details (16), year (16), help (15), applying (14), start (13), send (13), have (12), discussion (12), back (11), account (11), england (10), share (10), top (10), partner (10), don (10), status (10), students (10), time (10), room (9), contact (9), online (9), get (9), life (9), level (9), information (9), they (9), external (9), link (9), study (9), all (8), about (8), articles (8), gov (8), ask (8), more (8), health (8), uni (7), part (7), 2026 (7), also (7), has (7), any (7), provide (7), that (7), before (7), tuition (7), after (7), letter (7), support (7), courses (7), chat (7), are (6), jobs (6), gcse (6), out (6), soon (6), should (6), change (6), might (6), fee (6), form (6), independent (6), been (6), academic (6), personal (6), when (6), starting (6), proof (6), forums (6), number (5), tsr (5), relationships (5), find (5), what (5), possible (5), www (5), into (5), them (5), household (5), over (5), date (5), estranged (5), first (5), day (5), living (5), national (5), current (5), only (5), original (5), passport (5), code (5), providing (5), postgraduate (5), register (4), office (4), using (4), how (4), there (4), parent (4), make (4), sure (4), amount (4), give (4), may (4), not (4), full (4), circumstances (4), following (4), changed (4), estrangement (4), had (4), care (4), insurance (4), asked (4), non (4), identity (4), prove (4), post (4), nationals (4), facebook (3), topics (3), both (3), article (3), login (3), entitlement (3), once (3), could (3), some (3), money (3), tell (3), college (3), download (3), fill (3), live (3), able (3), certificate (3), local (3), civil (3), partnership (3), supported (3), now (3), under (3), won (3), learning (3), available (3), disability (3), new (3), submit (3), check (3), documents (3), home (3), forms (3), view (3), sign (3), funding (3), applications (3), here (3), making (3), loan (3), debate (3), news (3), entertainment (3), general (3), medicine (3), universities (3), gcses (3), forum (3), please (3), wales (2), north (2), brighton (2), guide (2), group (2), 2025 (2), instagram (2), twitter (2), privacy (2), terms (2), conditions (2), safe (2), community (2), posts (2), main (2), friday (2), last (2), monday (2), further (2), like (2), zone (2), questions (2), experts (2), still (2), right (2), these (2), speed (2), progress (2), log (2), notification (2), update (2), less (2), than (2), weeks (2), work (2), much (2), without (2), taking (2), but (2), close (2), end (2), being (2), repayment (2), higher (2), education (2), which (2), examples (2), changing (2), however (2), person (2), teacher (2), knows (2), situation (2), report (2), social (2), financially (2), written (2), either (2), birth (2), authority (2), assessment (2), would (2), practical (2), years (2), married (2), age (2), long (2), condition (2), mental (2), august (2), costs (2), previous (2), tax (2), financial (2), depends (2), return (2), biometric (2), residence (2), permit (2), card (2), asks (2), valid (2), settled (2), euss (2), upload (2), copy (2), paper (2), continuing (2), loans (2), who (2), set (2), january (2), 2027 (2), lle (2), open (2), advanced (2), affairs (2), fitness (2), sexual (2), style (2), fashion (2), everyday (2), issues (2), friends (2), family (2), stem (2), sector (2), industry (2), apprenticeships (2), studying (2), statement (2), ucas (2), revision (2), exam (2), results (2), levels (2), enter (2), 04666380, vat, 806, 8067, registered, floor, tower, point, hove, bn1, 1yr, trading, names, ltd, copyright, rights, reserved, tiktok, youtube, connect, advertise, info, settings, notice, cookies, safety, staying, centre, app, guidelines, unanswered, today, started, shortcuts, pinterest, google, story, june, edited, design3, slc, march, follow, timeline, key, dates, toolkit, other, one, covering, range, around, speak, 9am, 5pm, missing, own, use, nothing, else, everything, needs, hear, updated, receive, smaller, payment, needed, amounts, paid, difference, ready, expecting, overpaid, case, repaying, earlier, threshold, suspend, studies, leaving, repeating, intensity, changes, initial, filling, name, left, stayed, same, most, common, must, affect, charity, standalone, disclose, good, standing, example, solicitor, religious, leader, counsellor, police, showing, related, incidents, doctor, worker, otherwise, easiest, way, confirmation, submitted, cannot, just, because, means, verbal, unlikely, months, consider, child, council, jobcentre, plus, photocopies, p60s, employer, marriage, depending, month, period, ending, turned, communicated, demonstrate, permanently, outside, put, jeopardy, reasonably, funds, traced, yourself, least, even, divorced, separated, classed, take, working, including, term, specific, difficulty, extra, 2018, while, pay, fees, every, lower, estimate, assessments, sending, hasn, requested, cause, delays, getting, abroad, finalising, marital, usually, hrmc, numbers, off, due, travel, within, eight, guarantee, sent, instead, travelling, important, early, returned, checked, worry, lawful, residency, three, prior, visa, stamped, acceptable, secure, method, settlement, scheme, pre, visit, immigration, adoption, relevant, service, company, box, darlington, county, durham, united, kingdom, dl1, 9az, address, applicants, qualify, since, agree, want, enables, revenue, customs, hmrc, bank, complete, easily, section, given, unique, customer, reference, create, password, secret, answer, keep, next, lifelong, september, undergraduate, between, december, regularly, review, break, withdrawing, learner, partners, doctoral, master, disabled, allowance, eligibility, sport, football, educational, world, politics, advice, colleagues, teaching, public, healthcare, marketing, legal, consultancy, armed, forces, career, temp, law, days, freshers, statements, guides, international, distance, northern, ireland, scotland, greater, london, south, midlands, region, science, arts, humanities, accommodation, through, grow, grades, foreign, languages, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, english, maths, epq, scottish, qualifications, btec, colleges, feedback, problem, accountancy, training, anonymously, surveys, research, temporary, employment, clearing, select, typing, pick, message, title, say, search, question,

Text of the page (random words):
articles exam and revision articles what to do after gcses what to do after a levels when is a level results day 2026 when is gcse results day 2026 more study help studying revision and exam support grow your grades university university discussion all universities applying through ucas student finance personal statement postgraduate study uni accommodation university life university course discussion all uni courses apprenticeships medicine arts and humanities courses stem courses social science courses universities by region north of england midlands south of england greater london scotland wales northern ireland distance learning international study university guides and articles all university articles applying to uni articles personal statements personal statement examples freshers university open days studying law at university student life at university careers and jobs careers discussion careers and jobs discussion apprenticeships discussion part time and temp jobs industry forums career forums by sector armed forces careers consultancy careers finance careers legal careers more industry forums marketing careers medicine and healthcare careers public sector careers stem careers teaching careers life and relationships life chat general chat relationships chat friends family and colleagues advice on everyday issues fashion health chat life and style general health sexual health mental health fitness news and entertainment chat debate and current affairs entertainment uk and world politics news educational debate football sport student finance applying making your application tuition fee loans eligibility living costs disabled students allowance postgraduate postgraduate master s loan postgraduate doctoral loan further information parents and partners repayment advanced learner loan taking a break or withdrawing from your course my tsr sfe student finance zone making your student finance application here s what you need to do to set up an application this article has been written by the experts at student finance england sfe who regularly review and update the information here starting a course in 2026 applications for full time undergraduate student finance are now open apply now for courses starting between 31 august 2026 and 31 december 2026 starting a course on or after 1 january 2027 if you re starting a higher education course on or after 1 january 2027 you could apply for the lifelong learning entitlement lle student finance from september 2026 find out more about lle in this article applying for student finance as a new student tuition fee only funding students applying for student finance as a continuing student providing evidence to support your student finance application proof of household income part time students students with a disability independent student status changing your details applying close to the start of your course applying for student finance as a new student 1 set up a student finance account external link on gov uk when you register you ll be given a unique customer reference number and be asked to create a password and secret answer you should keep these safe as you ll need them to log into your account to check the progress of your application and re apply for student finance next year 2 fill in and submit your application the first time you apply you ll be asked for proof of identity you can easily do this by providing your valid uk passport details if you don t have a uk passport you may have to send evidence there s more information on this in the providing evidence to support your student finance application section you will also need the following information to complete your application course start date and end date bank account details national insurance number if you want to apply for student finance that depends on your household income student finance england sfe will ask your parents or partner for their national insurance number and their personal income details this enables sfe to check their income details with hm revenue customs hmrc when you apply for student finance you ll need to agree to sfe s terms and conditions external link 3 submit any evidence sfe asks for sfe may contact you or your parents partner to ask for evidence to support your application they can find out more information on how to provide evidence on gov uk external link if you re under 25 and you ve had no contact with your parents for over a year or you ve been in the care of a local authority since the age of 16 you might be able to apply as an independent student back to top tuition fee only funding students for applicants who qualify for the tuition fee only funding application forms are available to download at www gov uk student finance forms you should fill in a paper application form and send it to the following address student finance service student loans company po box 89 darlington county durham united kingdom dl1 9az back to top applying for student finance as a continuing student to re apply for student finance sign into your student finance account external link on gov uk and apply online as soon as possible to get some money in time for starting your course tuition fee only students should re apply using the relevant paper form available to download at www gov uk student finance form back to top providing evidence to support your student finance application proof of identity uk nationals if you don t have a uk passport you can upload a copy of your original uk birth or adoption certificate to your online account eu nationals eu nationals with a valid status under the eu settlement scheme will be able to prove their settled or pre settled status using an euss share code you can provide the share code on your application or upload a copy to your online account for help providing the right share code visit www gov uk view prove immigration status you don t need to send evidence by post to prove your identity if you provide your euss share code non uk and non eu nationals if you re a non uk and non eu national you ll need to send sfe your original passport or home office biometric residence permit card if sfe asks you to provide a home office share code you won t need to send identity evidence you ll also need to send proof of your lawful residency status in the uk for the full three years prior to the start of your course your biometric residence permit card or proof of your visa stamped in your passport are both acceptable forms of evidence to prove your status sfe will return your original documents using a secure method of post it s important to apply early and send sfe your evidence as soon as possible your evidence will be returned as soon as it s been checked so you don t need to worry about being without your original documents for long don t send off your original documents if you re due to travel within eight weeks as sfe can t guarantee they ll be sent back in time instead you should send the evidence when you return from travelling back to top proof of household income if you re applying for finance that depends on your household income sfe will ask your parents or partner for their national insurance numbers and details of their personal income your parents or partner won t usually be asked to provide evidence of their income once they ve supported your application sfe will check their details with hrmc sfe may contact your parents or partner to ask for evidence of their marital status if they ve supported an application in a previous academic year and their status has changed income if they re living abroad or finalising their current year income assessment they should only send evidence if sfe has asked for it sending evidence that hasn t been requested will cause delays to you getting your money your parents or partner will need to give sfe financial details external link every year you apply for student finance if their income is 15 lower than the previous tax year they can submit an estimate of their financial details for the current tax year find out more about current year income assessments external link back to top part time students part time students can also get student finance to help pay for tuition fees while at uni or college new students starting a part time course on or after 1 august 2018 can also get help with their living costs back to top students with a disability there s extra help available if you have a disability including a long term health condition mental health condition or specific learning difficulty back to top independent student status if you re an independent student student finance england sfe won t take your parents income into account when working out how much student finance you can get if you re married in a civil partnership or over 25 and living with your partner sfe will ask your partner for their national insurance number and personal income details you ll be classed as independent if you care for a person under the age of 18 on the first day of the academic year you re applying for student finance you re 25 or over on the first day of the academic year you re applying for student finance you ve been married or in a civil partnership before the start of the academic year even if you re now divorced or separated you have no living parents you ve supported yourself financially for at least 3 years before the start of your course your parents can t be traced or it s not practical or possible to contact them your parents live outside the eu and an income assessment would put them in jeopardy or it s not reasonably practical for them to send funds to the uk to help support you you ve not communicated with your parents for 1 year before the start of the academic year that you re applying for student finance or you can demonstrate you re permanently estranged from your parents you ve been in care for any 3 month period ending on or after the date you turned 16 and before the first day of the first academic year of your course evidence of independent student status depending on your circumstances you might need to send the following to sfe your marriage or civil partnership certificate photocopies of your p60s or a letter from your employer s a letter from your local jobcentre plus office a letter from your local council or care authority your child s birth certificate estrangement you might be able to apply as an estranged student if you ve had no contact with both your parents for over a year this means you will have had no written or verbal contact with either parent and this is unlikely to change however if you ve had contact with either parent in the last 12 months sfe will still consider your application you cannot apply as estranged just because your parents don t financially support you you don t get on with your parents you don t live with your parents evidence of estrangement if you apply as an estranged student you will need to give sfe some evidence the easiest way to do this is to fill in the confirmation of estrangement form you can get this form on your online account once you ve submitted your application otherwise you can send a letter from your social worker letter from a doctor that knows your situation police report showing any related incidents letter from a teacher that knows your situation letter from a person of good standing in the community for example a solicitor religious leader or a counsellor you don t have to disclose the full details of your estrangement however this could speed up your application the charity standalone external link has more information about applying for student finance as an estranged student back to top changing your details you must tell sfe about any change in your circumstances which might affect your student finance the most common examples are you ve changed university or college you ve changed your course but stayed at the same university you ve left your course your name or contact details have changed before your initial course start date you can change your sfe application online external link or by filling in a change of circumstances form which you can download from your online student finance account external link after your course start date you ll need to ask your university or college to tell sfe about any of the following changes your tuition fee amount your course details your course intensity if you re repeating a year if you re leaving higher education if you suspend your studies if you don t tell sfe about a change to your circumstances you might end up being overpaid in this case you might have to start repaying earlier and before your income is over the repayment threshold back to top applying close to the start of your course if you apply less than 4 weeks before the start of your course sfe will work out how much you could get without taking your household income into account this is to make sure you ll have some money ready for the start of your course but it may not be the full amount you re expecting you ll receive your notification of entitlement with the smaller payment amount once sfe has all the information that s needed from your parent s or partner it will update the amounts and make sure you re paid any difference as soon as possible to help speed up your application progress log into your online account at www gov uk student finance register login to make sure there s nothing else you need to provide if sfe has everything it needs you ll hear from them soon with your updated notification of entitlement if information from your parent s or partner is still missing they ll need to provide this as soon as possible to make sure you get the right amount of student finance they can do this online at www gov uk student finance register login your parents will have their own login details and should use these to give sfe their details back to top any questions if you have questions you can speak to experts from student finance england from monday to friday 9am 5pm on the student room you ll also find other articles like this one covering a range of topics around student finance on the sfe student finance zone on the student room for further information on how to apply student finance england has a toolkit to help you find out what you need there s also a timeline with key dates you can also follow sfe on facebook instagram and x article by student finance england on friday 27 june 2025 last edited by design3 slc on monday 23 march 2026 share this story share on facebook share on twitter share on google share on pinterest the student room and the uni guide are both part of the student room group shortcuts main topics gcse and a level university careers and jobs life and relationships student finance get started today s posts unanswered posts community guidelines the student room app using tsr tsr help centre staying safe cookies online safety terms conditions privacy notice ad privacy settings info about tsr advertise contact us connect with tsr...