Student Loans
Student Loans are made to students by the government through
the Student Loans Company (SLC). You can apply for a Student
Loan by contacting your Local Education Authority and completing
Form PN1. You can download the form or complete it on line at
Directgov. Once
you have been assessed as to how much loan you can have, you
request it from the Student Loans Company and you are sent a
Payment Schedule Letter detailing the dates of payments which
are made termly.
Student Loans for new students will be released automatically on
successful completion of registration and should arrive in bank
accounts 3 working days later. In the case of the weekend
registration, loans should arrive in bank accounts on the
following Thursday. Providing proof of Identification at
registration is crucial in this regard as fraud prevention
measures required by DfES disallow release of loans to students
who cannot prove their identity.
For continuing students, Student Loans will be automatically
released provided you complete the on-line registration and the
first instalment should arrive in your bank on the payment date
notified on your Payment Schedule Letter. This means that your
loan should be waiting for you on the first day of term rather
than you having to wait 3 working days. Student Loan queries can
be addressed through the Student Fees Office in Augustine House (fees@canterbury.ac.uk) as normal.
The automatic release of student loans means that you do not have to bring your Payment Schedule Letter to be scanned either at registration or at the beginning of the new academic year (for continuing students). However, if your loan has not arrived within three working days of registration or the new academic year, you should take your Payment Schedule Letter to the fees office so that we can investigate if there is a problem and try to rectify it for you.
