Many students work part-time or during the summer months, and others will be on placements or paid internships. More often than not, if you are a student working during the year, you will be overpaying income tax.
Why? Simply because few students reach the personal tax-free income allowance each year but are put on an emergency basic tax-code by their employers meaning tax is being paid when it shouldn't be.
To learn more and calculate how much tax back you might be due, see our guide on student tax refunds.
Living costs continue to creep up for students, whilst the student loan stays pretty much stagnant, and as a result 76% of UK students now work part-time whilst doing a degree.
But many students who do work whilst studying end up overpaying their income tax, and are unaware that they could be eligible for a student tax refund.
Going about reclaiming your cash is easier than you might think, and don't think just cause you've graduated you've missed the boat – you can claim back tax you've overpaid from as early as 2012/13 in April 2017.
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