HELB, the Higher Educàtion Loans Board, is the government body that provides affordable loans, bursaries and scholarships to Kenyans pursuing higher Educàtion at universities and various other institutes of higher learning in the country and within the East African Community (EAC).
HELB student loans, also called the Higher Educàtion Financing (HEF) loans, offer reliable funding distributed directly from the government to students and universities and TVET institutions accounts every given academic year as a significant source of finance for higher Educàtion and vocational and technical Educàtion.
Experts say HELB student loans offer more borrower protection compared with private loans because they are more flexible and equitable, especially when it comes to providing incentives for particular groups of students from low-income families who could not otherwise have afforded higher education.
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How does HELB work to receiving money?
When one borrows a HELB loan, there are several steps they must go through before finally getting the funds: The first is the Registered stage, indicating that their documents have been received, then Verified to show they have been scrutinized and assessed and that the applicant has qualified for the loan award they had applied for, then Allocation stage to mean the fund is under disbursement before the Disbursed stage which is the second last phase before Paid to account.
Before the ‘disbursement in progress’ stage, one receives a batch number – HELB uses the batch code system to keep track of successful HELB applicants set to receive money for tuition and upkeep to keep track of all paid and pending accounts for efficiency.
Up to this day, there are several HELB batch numbers which have been paid as students are already in institutions continuing with their learning. Below are the batch numbers which have been paid so far:
Paid HELB batch numbers 2024
1. HELB batch number 5844
2. HELB batch number 5839
3. HELB batch number 5834
4. HELB batch number 5828
5. HELB batch number 5826
6. HELB batch number 5822
7. HELB batch number 5805
8. HELB batch number 5794
9. HELB batch number 5793
10. HELB batch number 5790
11. HELB batch number 5788
The whole process from ‘Registered’ to ‘Paid to account’ takes nearly a month. At the Paid stage, HELB usually pays the given batch numbers on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Batch 5946 tunaumia jamenk
My Helb money was paid in my account 7/9/2023 but I’ve not received the money am batch number 5833
How do I get to know my batch number
Why not yet paid to my account
Whats wrong with batch 5821 it’s not even on the portal
In accordance with the new funding model students in private institutes are not privilaged to upkeep as opposed to their collegues in public institutes
What about reversal information for some us who requested bank reversal but we haven’t received any information about the process .
Wametueka sana tumesota ingine
Has batch 0051 been paid?
Kindly consider batch 5847 we are straining here at school
Please send us the money next
My helb loan status has been on allocated for three months now .I can’t even buy food right now I’m on the verge of dropping out of campus.Please release my funds. Please.
Why is batch number 5893 disbursed but not yet paid to account
Even mine is disbursed but not yet payed to account
Helb bunch 005806 inalipwa lini
Same as well….what is going on??
Am not paid upto now am still allocated and the semester is nearly to end what’s up
My batch number 5834 said paid on September BT have not received the money it is now two months since it has said paid to the account
5990 release date please
I haven’t received any money am batch number 5687
My account is registered for 1month what is the issue
Any updates on reversal procces
How can I get my beach
since I apply for subsequent it’s has passed two month now have not receive my subsequent what might be the problem
when is may batch number 5893 paid to account
When is batch number 5852 being paid
Why has my helb loan delayed am batch number 5979 tuition fee and even upkeep batch number haven’t seen in my portal since October 2024 up to now their is no changes.
when will batch no. 5852 be paid
My allocated loan not yet received .I need upkeep to pay rent and buy food
Has it been paid bro??
When will batch no.5893 be paid?
I’m a second year student and my batch number was 5822 and it disappeared on the portal for 3 months now . What could be the problem 😔
Why is batch number 5852 unpaid
I am batch 5842 and it’s not in the list,,,, furthermore I haven’t been paid and the semester is almost over
Really suffering
Have not yet received mine batch 05988
My helb is now almost 3 month since allocation
Check on batch number 5940 please we are about to start our exams and we depend on the loan to clear the fees
Batch 5940, really suffering
Since last year I have not received the helb loan now 2025 ,,I cannot register my units since I have not cleared my fees ,, please help
what’s wrong with my account it’s been at allocation stage since August
Am batch number 005888 but have received any money what is the problem
5852 not paid please work on it
what’s wrong with my account it’s been at stage since August
My butch number 5845 indicates that’s paid to account but money is not yet reflected to our accounts …does butch 5845 exist and is it paid yet
When will batch number 5885 be paid, it’s nearly four months now since allocation stage
Am batch number 5892 yet no response to it,, whether to be paid or not, what’s up??
Please also consider those who are still in verification stage😪
Have you forgotten batch no. 5846🤷🤷
My batch number is 5852 and no payment of the same
Me too batch number 5852 not yet paid
What of batch number 5846,, please we are really struggling and suffering.
Batch 5852 not paid kindly work on it
Batch 5852 not yet paid and we are really suffering here at campus….please help us..
When will batch number 5894 be disbursed
Please am requesting you to pay batch number 005940 before Monday for me to clear my balances inorder for me to take exams please 🙏🙏🙏
Batch number 5849please check
Batch number 5894 haven’t received anything yet
Batch number 5852 not yet paid please work on it.
exams start on Monday can you please pay batch 5940 so we can clear fees
5847is it paid 😏and tuition fee 5970ama hizi batch haziexist
Batch 5852 not yet paid what’s wrong because we are suffering alot here in school since upkeep is our only help coz we didn’t receive any support from anybody.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙆🙆
5885 tution fee and 5892 upkeep not paid
Kwani tuko batch no same
What’s is the problem with batch 5846
Your batch number is same as mine🤦🏽♀️
What the problem with batch 5892 upkeep was to be on paid today but not yet
5885tution fee and 5892 upkeep not yet paid do something plz we are suffering 😭😭😭
TILL WHEN WILL YOU RELEASE THE FUNDS BUTCH 5846
What wrong with 5846, it’s now three month since allocation, kindly do something
Please consider batch no 5892 we really strained in school
Yangu ni batch 5846 am shocked😭😭SEM inaisha nikiwa bado nawait akiii
Am still waiting and exam registration deadline is around the corner
When will people of 5900 get reached????????
whet is the problem with batch 5894
What of those at verification stage we are really suffering
I’m worried with batch number 5892, is almost 3 weeks since it was not payed to account
My helb disbursed,my Butch number is 5894 but not yet paid to account what might be the problem
Hey,,, this funding model!!!,,, anyway it’s okay let us just relax until you release them yourself because we are tired of waiting. We go wait until when??? 🙆🙆 My batch hasn’t reflected anything and is almost 3 months now.
Hey,,,, this funding model!!!! What is really The problem. See 5847 hasn’t reflected anything and is almost 3 months now. Anyway let us just relax until you release them yourself. We are tired of waiting please. Do something good for once 🙆🙆 Semester is now to an end and nothing serious is happening to the model.
what about batch number 005983, when will they pay the loan money to account?
When will batch number 005983 Helb loan funds be paid to an account since it has its allocation has taken more than six months?
Batch no 5847are suffering for not paying rent this the caretaker says that the will close the house and we are on the exam period ,,,please release the funds it’s on disbursement process and not yet paid
Batch number 5852 is not yet paid
When will I receive the payment
5891 ama ni Mimi pekee?
Same here😭
What happened to the disbursement process?5906 upkeep not yet paid
Has 5889 been payed
5946 what’s happening
I have not received my helb loan ..
I applied from September
5894 not yet paid to account what’s the problem
Hey am batch number 005906,,,,its now 3months since my portal reflects disbursement process what might be the problem next week am preparing to return back to school. PLEASE do something.
I wonder
I’m supposed to register for units
I have not even received a batch number nothing is happening ,
I fully rely on helb since I’m a private student it covers part of my fee now there’s nothing I can do and I might have to defer this semester because of lack of funds
I thought the loan was supposed to help us what’s going on
Same here🥲
I have to register for units and I can’t since I fully rely on helb money batch 5940 pliz release the funds 🥲
Hello,I was placed by KUCCPS 8 months ago,,our funds were allocated 5 months ago,, disbursed 2 months ago yet haven’t seen any response……..what’s going on coz we really really on the HELB tafadhalini
My loan was allocated on 29/10/2024 but has not been paid to account
Batch number 5847 not yet paid and yet exams are on Monday 13
Batch 5946 please 🙏…..
I am an SSP student at University of Embu year 3 sem 2.
I did apply for subsequent loan of year 2023/2024 in July,but till now the loan status has never changed from “Allocated”.I was almost to call off the September to December sem but struggled to raise 64,000 for fee that I may be able to sit for exams.
What could be the problem?
Guide please.
Why is my both upkeep batch number 5946 and tuition fee batch number 5979 delayed and not paid to my account?
My batch has not been paid to the account what is the reason batch no 5852
My batch number is 5846 and I have not yet received my loan,and it has been on disbursement in progress since early November.
Batch 005846 sem 1;we’re suffering!