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Solution ID:
260216164154247
Last Modified Date:
Tue Mar 24 15:22:49 UTC 2026
Taxonomy Path:
Case category//How do I...//processing
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Assign a student loan deduction
Description

If you haven’t created the student loan deduction first, it won’t be available to select when you process the pay run.

NOTE:

You only need to create a deduction for each student loan plan type once.

 

Cause
Resolution

To assign the student loan deduction

Manually assign

  1. Select Summary from the menu bar and Process Pay run.
  2. Process until the PAY window.
  3. Select the relevant employee and Add Deduction.
  4. Choose the correct Student loan deduction from the list.

You don't need to add a value as Payroll will do the calculation for you.

HMRC notices

If you're using HMRC notices, you’ll receive an SL1 notification. Once applied, Sage Payroll will assign the deduction to their pay.

  1. Select HMRC notices from the menu bar.
  2. Select the Action dropdown for the relevant employee and choose Apply notice.         
  3. Select Save.              
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