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Student loan and death (inheritance)

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28 August 2023 at 1:45AM in Student MoneySaving

What happens on the death of someone with an outstanding student loan? Is the debt written off, or is it a debt payable by the estate?

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Emmia Posts: 5,027 Forumite

28 August 2023 at 6:11AM

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/student-loan-cancellation-if-a-customer-dies

Looks like they're written off.

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28 August 2023 at 8:49AM

Voyager2002 said:

What happens on the death of someone with an outstanding student loan? Is the debt written off, or is it a debt payable by the estate?

Written off. I sadly know of someone this happened to. The loan is written off.

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