Student Finance England (SFE): Current application timescales

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This page is usually updated on a Monday, but some weeks this may change. This page was last updated on Monday 13 October at 15:30.

If you鈥檝e applied for student finance for 2024 to 2025

If you鈥檙e still waiting for your application to be approved, there鈥檚 no need to contact us. Sign in to your account to find out when to expect your next update on your application or evidence.

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If you鈥檝e applied for student finance for 2025 to 2026

If you鈥檝e recently applied for student finance, we might give you the minimum amount to make sure you have some funding near the start of your course.

How long it takes us to work on your application depends on what you鈥檝e applied for and how many other students are applying at the same time.

If you apply this week for	Current timescales are	Expect an update from us between
Full-time undergraduate student finance	17 working days	Monday 3 November and Friday 7 November
Part-time undergraduate student finance	17 working days	Monday 3 November and Friday 7 November
Childcare Grant, Parents鈥� Learning Allowance or Adult Dependants鈥� Grant	17 working days	Monday 3 November and Friday 7 November

Remember to check the progress of your application using your student finance account.

If you鈥檝e sent us evidence or made a change to your application

If you鈥檝e sent evidence to help us work out how much you can get, or you鈥檝e told us that your circumstances have changed, the table below shows when you should expect an update from us.

If you send us information or evidence this week about	Current timescales are	Expect an update from us between
your financial information, including the PFF2 form	17 working days	Monday 3 November and Friday 7 November
a change in your circumstances	17 working days	Monday 3 November and Friday 7 November
Childcare Grant, Parents鈥� Learning Allowance or Adult Dependants鈥� Grant	17 working days	Monday 3 November and Friday 7 November

If you鈥檝e uploaded evidence or made a change to your application, your student finance account might not update straight away. We鈥檒l update it once we鈥檝e actioned your change or reviewed your evidence.

If you鈥檝e applied for Disabled Students鈥� Allowance (DSA)

If you鈥檝e applied for DSA, sent us evidence, or emailed us about your DSA application, the table below shows when you should expect an update from us.

This week, if you鈥檝e sent us	Current timescales are	Expect an update from us between
a DSA application	12 working days	Monday 27 October and Friday 31 October
medical evidence	5 working days	Monday 20 October and Friday 24 October
a Needs Assessment report	12 working days	Monday 27 October and Friday 31 October
a claim for expenses	6 working days	Monday 20 October and Friday 24 October
an email	12 working days	Monday 27 October and Friday 31 October

There鈥檚 no need to contact us once you鈥檝e sent something. We鈥檒l update you by email as soon as we鈥檝e reviewed it, so make sure your contact details are up to date. Keep checking your email inbox for our replies and remember to check your junk or spam folders too!

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