Guidance
Overseas earnings thresholds for postgraduate student loans, 2024-25
Updated 10 April 2024
Applies to England and Wales
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These thresholds apply to postgraduate student loans from April 2024 until March 2025.
The fixed monthly repayment amount is how much you’ll be charged if you don’t give us the information we need.
| Country/Territory | Currency | Exchange rate | Earnings threshold (GBP) | Fixed monthly repayment (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Afghanis | 0.010752 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Albania | Leke | 0.007941 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Algeria | Algerian Dinar | 0.005909 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| American Samoa | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Andorra | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Angola | Kwanza | 0.001199 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Anguilla | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Antarctica | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Argentina | Argentine Peso | 0.003078 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Armenia | Dram | 0.002059 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Aruba | Aruban Guilder | 0.449357 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Australia | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Austria | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijanian Manat | 0.472813 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Bahamas | Bahamian Dollar | 0.804376 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Bahrain | Bahrain Dinar | 2.135383 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Bangladesh | Taka | 0.007452 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Barbados | Barbados Dollar | 0.402188 | £29,400.00 | £392.00 |
| Belarus | Belarusian Ruble | 0.305232 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Belgium | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Belize | Belizean Dollar | 0.40122 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Benin | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Bermuda | Bermudian Dollar | 0.804376 | £29,400.00 | £392.00 |
| Bhutan | Bhutanese Ngultrum | 0.009745 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Bolivia | Boliviano | 0.116431 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Convertible Marka | 0.444662 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Botswana | Pula | 0.06057 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Bouvet Island | Norwegian Krone | 0.07681 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Brazil | Brazilian Real | 0.160369 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Brunei | Brunei Dollar | 0.59891 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Lev | 0.44484 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Burkina Faso | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Burundi | Burundi Franc | 0.000319 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Cambodia | Riel | 0.000196 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Cameroon | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Canada | Canadian Dollar | 0.596481 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Cape Verde | Cape Verde Escudo | 0.007876 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands Dollar | 0.980008 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Central African Republic | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Chad | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Channel Islands | British Pound | 1 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Chile | Chilean Peso | 0.000958 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| China | Yuan Renminbi | 0.113767 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Christmas Island | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Colombia | Colombian Peso | 0.000184 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Comoros | Comorian Franc | 0.001768 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Congo | Congolese Franc | 0.000351 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | Congolese Franc | 0.000351 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Cook Islands | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Costa Rica | Costa Rican Colon | 0.001469 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Croatia | Euro | 0.869943 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Cuba | Cuban Peso | 0.033516 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Curacao | Antillean Guilder | 0.437573 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Cyprus | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Czech Republic | Czech Koruna | 0.036248 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Denmark | Danish Krone | 0.116776 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Djibouti | Djiboutian Franc | 0.00452 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Dominica | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Dominican Republic | Dominican Peso | 0.014409 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Ecuador | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Egypt | Egyptian Pound | 0.026583 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| El Salvador | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Equatorial Guinea | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Eritrea | Nafka | 0.053626 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Estonia | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Birr | 0.014713 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Faeroe Islands | Danish Krone | 0.116776 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Falkland Islands | Falkland Pound | 1 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Fiji | Fiji Dollar | 0.359945 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Finland | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| France | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| French Guiana | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| French Polynesia | CFP Franc | 0.00729 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| French Southern Territories | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Gabon | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Gambia | Dalasi | 0.013015 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Georgia | Lari | 0.305979 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Germany | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Ghana | Ghanaian Cedi | 0.069442 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Gibraltar | British Pound | 1 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Greece | Euro | 0.869943 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Greenland | Danish Krone | 0.116776 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Grenada | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Guadeloupe | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Guam | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Guatemala | Quetzal | 0.102653 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Guinea | Guinean Franc | 0.000093 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Guinea-Bissau | CFA Franc (BCEAO) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Guyana | Guyanese Dollar | 0.00383 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Haiti | Gourde | 0.005675 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Holy See (Vatican City State) | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Honduras | Lempira | 0.032559 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Dollar | 0.102807 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Hungary | Forint | 0.002272 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Iceland | Icelandic Krona | 0.005825 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| India | Indian Rupee | 0.009745 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Rupiah | 0.000053 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Iran | Iranian Rial | 0.000025 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Iraq | Iraqi Dinar | 0.000591 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Ireland | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Isle of Man | British Pound | 1 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Israel | New Israeli Shekel | 0.220104 | £29,400.00 | £392.00 |
| Italy | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Jamaica | Jamaican Dollar | 0.005227 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Japan | Yen | 0.005754 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Jordan | Jordanian Dinar | 1.133787 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Kazakhstan | Tenge | 0.001751 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Kenya | Kenya Schilling | 0.005836 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Kiribati | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | Won Korea Dem. Rep | 0.466523 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Korea, Republic of | Won Korea Rep | 0.000617 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Kuwait | Kuwaiti Dinar | 2.617801 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Kyrgyztan Republic | Kyrgyzstan Som | 0.009189 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Lao PDR | Kip | 0.000044 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Latvia | Euro | 0.869943 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Pound | 0.000063 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Lesotho | Loti | 0.044032 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Liberia | Liberian Dollar (US Dollar in use) | 0.025003 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Libya | Libyan Dinar | 0.167263 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Liechtenstein | Swiss Franc | 0.893575 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Lithuania | Euro | 0.869943 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Luxembourg | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Macau | Patacas | 0.099811 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic) | Macedonian Denar | 0.014135 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Ariary | 0.000181 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Malawi | Malawi Kwacha | 0.000726 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Malaysia | Ringgit | 0.176932 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Maldives | Rufiyaa | 0.052276 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Mali | CFA Franc (BCEAO) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Malta | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Marshall Islands | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Martinique | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Mauritania | Ouguiyas | 0.021875 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Mauritius | Mauritius Rupee | 0.017876 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Mayotte | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Mexico | Mexican Peso | 0.045008 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Moldova | Moldovan Leu | 0.044199 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Monaco | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Mongolia | Tugrik | 0.000231 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Montenegro | Euro | 0.869943 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Montserrat | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Morocco | Moroccan Dirham | 0.079135 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Mozambique | Metical | 0.012592 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Myanmar | Kyat | 0.000383 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Namibia | Namibian Dollar | 0.044028 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Nauru | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Nepal | Nepalese Rupee | 0.00609 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Netherlands | Euro | 0.869943 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| New Caledonia | CFP Franc | 0.00729 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Nicaragua | Gold Cordoba | 0.02207 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Niger | CFA Franc (BCEAO) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Naira | 0.001309 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Niue | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Norfolk Island | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Norway | Norwegian Krone | 0.07681 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Oman | Rial Omani | 2.089427 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Rupee | 0.002925 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Palau | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Palestine (Occupied Territory) | New Israeli Shekel | 0.220104 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Panama | Balboas | 0.804376 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Papua New Guinea | Kina | 0.224734 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Paraguay | Guarani | 0.00011 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Peru | New Sol | 0.214638 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Philippines | Philippine Peso | 0.014447 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Pitcairn | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Poland | Zloty | 0.190581 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Portugal | Euro | 0.869943 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Puerto Rico | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Qatar | Qatar Riyal | 0.220946 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Reunion | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Romania | Romanian Leu | 0.175939 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Russian Federation | Russian Ruble | 0.009652 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Rwanda | Rwanda Franc | 0.000704 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Saint Helena | Saint Helena Pound | 1 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Saint Lucia | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Saint Vincent and Grenadines | East Caribbean Dollar | 0.297814 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Saint-Barthelemy | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Samoa | Tala | 0.294794 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| San Marino | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Dobras | 0.000035 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Riyal | 0.214371 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Senegal | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Serbia | Serbian Dinar | 0.007419 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Seychelles | Seychelles Rupee | 0.058282 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Sierra Leone | Leone | 0.000063 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Singapore | Singapore Dollar | 0.59891 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Antilles Guilder | 0.437573 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Slovakia | Euro | 0.869943 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Slovenia | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Dollar | 0.096349 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Somalia | Somali Shilling | 0.001413 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| South Africa | Rand | 0.044028 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | British Pound | 1 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| South Sudan | Sudanese Pound | 0.106451 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Spain | Euro | 0.869943 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan Rupee | 0.002431 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Sudan | Sudanese Pound | 0.001363 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Suriname | Surinam Dollar | 0.022201 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | Norwegian Krone | 0.07681 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Swaziland | Lilangeni | 0.044028 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Sweden | Swedish Krona | 0.076126 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Switzerland | Swiss Franc | 0.893575 | £29,400.00 | £392.00 |
| Syria | Syrian Pound | 0.00399 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Dollar | 0.025877 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Tajikistan | Somoni | 0.12336 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Thailand | Thai Baht | 0.023166 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Timor-Leste | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Togo | CFA Franc (BEAC) | 0.001326 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Tokelau | New Zealand Dollar | 0.495166 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Tonga | Pa’anga | 0.470367 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago Dollar | 0.119008 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Dinar | 0.259686 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Turkey | Turkish New Lira | 0.034908 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan New Manat | 0.230033 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Tuvalu | Australian Dollar | 0.536251 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Uganda | Ugandan New Shilling | 0.000216 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Ukraine | Hryvnia | 0.02187 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | U.A.E. Dirham | 0.21901 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| United Kingdom | British Pound | 1 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| United republic of Tanzania | Tanzanian Shilling | 0.000334 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| United States of America | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Peso | 0.020756 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Sum | 0.000069 | £4,200.00 | £56.00 |
| Vanuatu | Vatu | 0.00674 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Venezuela | Bolivar Fuerte | 0.000003 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Vietnam | Dong | 0.000034 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Virgin Islands (British) | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £21,000.00 | £280.00 |
| Virgin Islands (US) | U.S. Dollar | 0.804376 | £25,200.00 | £336.00 |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | CFP Franc | 0.00729 | £16,800.00 | £224.00 |
| Western Sahara | Moroccan Dirham | 0.079135 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Yemen | Yemeni Rial | 0.003214 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |
| Zambia | Zambian Kwacha | 0.041173 | £8,400.00 | £112.00 |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwean Dollar | 0.000642 | £12,600.00 | £168.00 |