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Check the Progress of Your Application

This page gives information on our current processing position.
 

For the 2008/9 academic year:

We are currently processing applications received up to the following dates:
 
  • New applications (paper) - 20th September 2008
  • Renewal applications (paper) - Up to date
  • All online applications - 20th September 2008
 
If you have submitted your application before these dates, and haven't heard anything please contact us
 
We assess forms in strict date order of receipt to be fair to everyone. 
 
We do our best to process applications as quickly and efficiently as possible, but we have had over 9000 to get through! 
 
Please note that notification letters are sent out centrally by the Student Loans Company and can take 7 to 10 days from the date of assessment.


How are we doing compared with other local authorities?

 
Our current performance in comparison with other authorities in the country is shown below:-
 
Sheffield Average Applications Processed -  91%
National Average Applications Processed -  84%
 
You can check the progress of your individual application by going to the Student Finance Direct website and following the links.  If you have any questions about this online facility, please contact the Student Loans Company Customer Helpline on 08456 077 577.
 

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