Changes in who is responsible for your student finance
If you started university before 2009/10, you now apply to Student Finance England rather than your local authority (LA) for student finance. As of 1 April 2011 responsibility for student finance transferred from all English local authorities to Student Finance England.
Local authorities are no longer responsible for student finance
All 129 local authorities in England have now transferred their responsibilities for student finance to Student Finance England (SFE) as of 1 April 2011.
What you should do
You should now ensure any student finance queries you have or student finance applications you make are made to SFE, not your local authority.
Further information about this change can be found at direct.gov.uk (external link).
