Christmas and New Year pay dates and office hours for 2025
02 December 2025.
When you'll be paid and when we're open over the 2025 Christmas holidays.
Payment dates
Week 22 December - 26 December
If you normally get paid on: |
You'll be paid on: |
| Tuesday 23 December | No change |
| Wednesday 24 December | No change |
| Thursday 25 December | Wednesday 24 December |
Week 29 December - 2 January
If you normally get paid on: |
You'll be paid on: |
| Tuesday 30 December | No change |
| Wednesday 31 December | No change |
| Thursday 1 January | Wednesday 31 December |
Childcare payments
We can't pay childcare between the Christmas and New Year break if the childcare centre is closed.
Declaring your income
If you need to declare income, you need to do this earlier than usual on these weeks:
- for 21-28 December, declare your income before 10pm on Wednesday 24 December
- for 29 December-4 January, declare your income before 10pm on Wednesday 24 December.
Our operating hours
Our offices and contact centres are closed on:
- Thursday 25 December, Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December, Boxing Day
- Thursday 1 January, New Year's Day
- Friday 2 January, day after New Year's Day.
Our online services
You can use MyStudyLink at any time, including public holidays. MyStudyLink is our online service where you can apply and manage your information online.
You can use it to do things like:
- declare income for your Student Allowance
- claim course-related costs on your Student Loan
- check the status of your application
- view and update your Student Loan living costs.