The Latest Breaking News from Student Loans Company

Student Loan Scam Warning: Fraudsters Target Students With Fake Messages to Steal Maintenance Payments

UK students are targeted by a scam exploiting anxiety over bank details to steal maintenance loan payments. Fraudsters use fake communications to redirect funds, affecting over 1,100 students last year.

International Business Times UK · Sep 7

‘Basically you’re trapped’: UK postgraduates burdened with double loan debt

Calls for reform to student loan system as those studying for a master’s can be left with ‘a life tax’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27

More than 150,000 UK graduates have student loan debts of £100,000-plus

‘Debt sentences’ rose by a third in six months, finds Royal London after FoI request to Student Loans Company

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2025

Scottish students issued warning over common university scams found online

As university students around Scotland enrol on their undergraduate courses this September, scammers continue to employ new and creative methods to defraud unsuspecting people.

Edinburgh Live · Sep 7, 2022

Government cuts student loan interest rates again amid rising inflation

Rates will be cut to 6.3% from September, having already been cut to 7.3% from 12% in June.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Service with a smile – Student Loans Company adopts ‘friendly, librarian style’ amid interest-rate fears

Exclusive: National Union of Students calls for urgent support, not just a change of tone

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

I’m still repaying my repaid student loan

My account says I owe £12,000 and the Student Loans Company has deducted £1,089 over two months

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2022