SLC’s Digital Refund Service hits 1.6million refund requests
What was announced
SLC’s Digital Refund Service has received more than 1.6 million refund requests since it launched in 2024.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Designed to put customers in control, the service provides a straightforward, self-service option for claiming Below Threshold refunds.
- The milestone has been confirmed today (29 October 2026) as SLC issues its annual Student loans repayments via PAYE eligible for refund statistical release.
- The ad hoc statistical release provides more information on the total number of customers who have made repayments under the four refund scenarios, the total amount repaid, as well as the total refunds provided to customers in 23/24,24/25, 25/26 tax years, as well as 26/27 to date.
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “In tax year 2025/26, £97.6m was refunded to 416,400 customers in this scenario, with payments made directly into their bank accounts.”
Who and where
UK bodies of power
- Student Loans Company (executive non-departmental public body) · more news
- HM Revenue & Customs (UK government department) · more news
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Student loans.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/slcs-digital-refund-service-hits-16million-refund-requests
- Published 2026-10-29 10:01:33 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-29 10:15:11 UTC from GOV.UK
- Saved copy: receipt 4204, with its SHA-256 fingerprint
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