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Support your child or partner’s student finance application – 2025 to 2026

Guidance on how to support your child or partner’s student finance application and which forms you need to complete.

• From: Student Loans Company
• Published: 10 March 2025
• Last updated: 6 April 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

PFF2 - assessment of financial circumstances for parents and partners of students in 2025 to 2026

PDF, 791 KB, 14 pages

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CYI - current tax year income assessment details form for 2025 to 2026

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Details

If your child or partner has applied for student finance in academic year 2025 to 2026, you may be asked to provide your household income details. You will be asked to provide income details from the 2023 to 2024 tax year.

Your information will be used to work out if your child or partner can get extra money on top of the Tuition Fee Loan and the basic Maintenance Loan.

How to support an application

You’ll receive an email when your child or partner applies for student finance. You can normally provide your income details online by signing in or creating an account.

If you’re unable to apply online, you should complete a PFF2 form.

If your household income has gone down

You can apply for a current year income assessment if you think your household income this tax year will be at least 15% lower than the 2023 to 2024 financial year that you’ve been asked to give details about.

You still need to provide income information for the 2023 to 2024 tax year, even if you’re applying for a current year income assessment.

If you expect your income will drop by at least 15% in the 2025 to 2026 tax year, you should complete a PFF2 form and a current year income assessment form.

Published 10 March 2025

Last updated 6 April 2025 + show all updates

1. 6 April 2025

   Update for 25/26

2. 10 March 2025

   First published.