FAQs - Personal Representative (Executor)

Q. How do I settle a student loan repayment?

A. If the deceased was repaying a student loan through deductions from employment income or through Self Assessment, you will be required to account for any outstanding repayments due on the income to the date of death.

If repayments were being made solely through deductions from employment income, you will not have to pay anything further. The deceased's employer will account for the amount deducted under PAYE up to the date of death.

We will be able to advise you about including the calculation with the Self Assessment tax return.
Notification of the death and all enquiries about the loan itself should be made to

Customer Services Department
Student Loan Company
100 Bothwell Street
Glasgow
G2 7JD
Tel: 0141 204 5605

When you contact the Student Loan Company please quote their reference number, which can be found on any correspondence from them. If you do not know the reference number, please quote the deceased's name, address and National Insurance number instead