If your finance is delayed it could be because Student Finance have not finished their income check, as they are awaiting a parent’s or partner’s income details. The delay could also be due to a specific course entry requirement such as a DBS check or Occupational Health Report. Other delays could also be because Student Finance have not fully completed their assessment of the basic maintenance loan.
After the basic loan assessment, Student Finance will conduct an extra assessment on the income related part of the maintenance loan. Delays here could be due to the time involved in conducting a full income assessment or a parent’s or partner’s income details have not yet been fully submitted.
It is worth knowing that a student’s own earned income will not influence the loan.
If you require further help due to a delay, please see the information from the Money Advice team on Delays with Student Finance
Account Status – Payment in Progress
If you check your student account and the status is showing as ‘payment in progress’ or ‘scheduled’, this means the maintenance loan has been released to your bank and paid within three to five working days after stage 2 enrolment. It is worth noting that the university will automatically notify Student Finance of your enrolment and attendance on the course.
The University Tuition Fees team will automatically notify Student Finance of your enrolment and attendance on the course.
If you require further help due to a delay, please see further maintenance loan information from the Money Advice team.
Book an appointment with the Money Advice team
Blocked accounts
If your student account status is ‘blocked’ this means that the National Insurance number or bank account number cannot be verified. In this case, you should check your number and if the numbers need changing, you will need to get in touch with Student Finance to discuss this.
