Student loan refunds - Getting a refund

Find out if you’re due a student loan refund and how to ask for it.

There are four ways you could be due a refund.

You earned below the threshold

Get a refund if your annual income for a previous tax year was below the repayment threshold.

Wrong plan type

Get a refund if you’ve been making repayments on the wrong plan type.

Started repaying too early

Get a refund if you started making repayments before you were supposed to.

Paid off your loan

Get a refund if you’ve made repayments after having already paid off your loan.

Keep your contact and bank account details up to date in your online repayment account.