Guidance: Teachers: claim back your student loan repayments
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Between September and March eligible biology, chemistry, physics,
computing and languages teachers can claim back student loan
repayments made while employed as a teacher. From: Department for
Education Published 31 October 2019 Last updated 4 April 2023
— See all updates Contents Applications are currently closed
Claims for the 2021 to 2022 financial year What you needed to make
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Between September and March eligible biology, chemistry, physics, computing and languages teachers can claim back student loan repayments made while employed as a teacher. From: Published 31 October 2019 Last updated 4 April 2023 — See all updates Contents
Applications are currently closed Applications to claim repayments closed on 31 March 2023. We will update this page with details of how you can claim for the next financial year when the scheme reopens in September 2023. The information on this page is for reference only. Claims for the 2021 to 2022 financial year Between September 2022 and March 2023 you could claim back repayments if you:
What you needed to make a claim Before applying you needed:
Eligible teachers For the reimbursement period, you must have been employed in a state-funded secondary school in England, in either:
This includes middle-deemed secondary schools. You needed to be working as a teacher in a state-funded secondary school in England when you claimed back your student loan repayments. You must have either:
You must have completed your initial teacher training in one of these academic years:
The academic year runs from 1 September to 31 August. Eligible subjects You must teach one or more of these subjects:
You must have spent at least 50% of your contracted hours teaching one or more of the eligible subjects during the year for which you are claiming. Schools may be asked to confirm this during the application process. Eligible schools The school you worked for when you originally made the repayments must be in one of these local authority areas:
The years you can claim for You can only claim back repayments you made in certain financial years, based on when you completed your initial teacher training.
You’ll need to claim separately for each financial year. Payment The amount we pay you is based on the amount you repaid to the Student Loans Company through pay as you earn (PAYE) while employed as a teacher. It is not possible to claim back any voluntary student loan repayments you made, or repayments made through any other jobs. Student loan deduction The payment is treated as pay, which means a student loan deduction may be made. If applicable, we will make this deduction automatically when we pay you. Paying Income Tax and National Insurance The student loan repayments are considered taxable income. The Department for Education will pay Income Tax up to the basic rate (currently income of £12,571 to £50,270, taxed at a rate of 20%) for the payment on your behalf. If you become or already are a higher rate taxpayer, any additional Income Tax and National Insurance contributions for this payment over the higher rate (currently income of £50,271 to £150,000, taxed at a rate of 40%) will remain your responsibility. The Department for Education is not liable to reimburse tax at the higher rate. You can review the updated tax bands on Income Tax rates and Personal Allowances. The payment is not part of your salary from your employer. You, your employer, or the government will not contribute to your pension as part of this payment. You should consider any other benefits or tax credits that could be affected if you claim this payment. Number of payments You can only claim back your student loan repayments once in each academic year. Other additional payments you can claim Find out which other additional payments you may be eligible for if you teach one of the following subjects:
Find out if you are eligible for any other additional payments. Contact If you have any questions about the early-career repayments, email studentloanteacherpayment@digital.education.gov.uk. |