Department for Education and Employment
Information on student financial support.

SKILL (National Bureau for students with disabilities)
Skill promotes opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK.
Chapter House
18020 Crucifix Lane
London SE1 3JW
Tel: 020 7450 0620

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Consumer information site
Contains information on consumer matters including banking and finance.

DfEE European Team
Dealing with non-UK European students.
Mowden Hall
Staindrop Road
Darlington DL3 9BG
Tel: 01325 391 199

Department of Education - Northern Ireland

Student Loans Company
100 Bothwell Street
Glasgow G2 7JD
Tel: 0870 242 22 11
Fax: 0141 306 2005

Ofthelp
Website of the Office of Fair Trading.

National Union of Students
Can provide information on many aspects of student finance.
461 Holloway Road
London N7 6LJ
Tel: 020 561 6500

National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux
To locate a bureau near you.

Educational Grants Advisory Service (EGAS)
An independent advisory body. Can offer information and assistance to those who have exhausted the funding mechanisms and still facing financial hardship. Also provides information about the statutory funding system.
Send a stamped addressed envelope to:
EGAS, 501 - 505 Kingsland Road
Dalston, London E8 4AU
Tel: 020 7249 6636

National Debt Line (England and Wales)
Can give free information. Produces an information pack on dealing with debt. Tel: 0808 808 4000