How do student loans work?
For all UK students, Student Finance England provide loans to cover “tuition” and “maintenance”. Everyone gets a full “tution” loan that goes straight to the university, most often £9,250 a year, to cover your course costs. The other loan “maintenance” is means-tested which means that everyone gets a different amount based on family income, if they are staying at home for university and if they live inside/outside of London.
There are also other financial support – lots of universities offer bursaries (money you don’t need to pay back) based on need or scholarships (also money you don’t need to pay back) based on academic success.
It’s also very common for students to have part time jobs or tutor while studying.