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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My Helb money was paid in my account 7/9/2023 but I’ve not received the money am batch number 5833
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 .
Has batch 0051 been paid?
Kindly consider batch 5847 we are straining here at school
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
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
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
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
when will batch no. 5852 be paid
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
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
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??