Maintenance Loan Guide: Amounts, Eligibility & Calculator

This guide explains the 2026/27 UK maintenance loan, giving the maximum amounts (£14,135 in London, £10,830 elsewhere away from home, £9,118 living at home) and the guaranteed minimums (£7,039, £5,048, £4,013). It also covers income assessment, three-instalment payments, the shortfall against living costs and how repayment works, so people land on it searching for how much loan they can get.

UK students and parents of prospective university students checking how much student finance they will receive and how to cover living costs.

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