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What Counts as Household Income for Student Finance? (2026/27 Guide)

Student Finance England doesn’t use take-home pay. Here’s exactly which income counts for 2026/27, what gets deducted, whose income is included and how to get reassessed if it has fallen.

29 September 2026 · 5 min read