The Student Loans Company (SLC) is a non-profit, government-owned organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1989. It operates as a non-departmental public body, jointly owned by the UK Government's Department for Education and the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Its primary mission is to enable individuals to invest in their futures by providing access to financial support for higher and further education. SLC manages the full end-to-end student finance process, from application and assessment to payment and repayment, handling a loan book valued at over £200 billion for more than 8.5 million customers.

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United Kingdom