Are you looking for the fastest and simplest Helb loan application method? Look no more. The HELB Mobile Application is the best solution. We have written the best guide to anable you quickly apply for the Helb loan.
HELB LOANS
1. Applicants should visit Google play store and download the HELB Mobile Application.
2. Register your details (First name, Phone, Email Address, National ID and KRA PIN number) onthe HELB App to generate a PIN which you will use to log in and accept the license agreement. Ensure that you use the Safaricom number that you use for
Mpesa transactions and it should be registered in your name
3. Read the mandatory financial literacy notes and undertake a brief Question & Answer to appreciate the purpose of credit. Scroll down to view results then click “proceed”.
4. Click on loans then select undergraduate loans to get the Undergraduate Subsequent Loan Application Form [LAF].
5. Follow each step to fill in the required details and submit. A pop-up message will appear to show that you have successfully applied. The loan serial number will also be displayed
NB: You will be required to pay Kshs. 1 from your MPESA account during the application process
to verify your telephone number. Please note, the application is
paperless hence no printing.
6. Students that are not Safaricom subscribers will be directed to the Portal and apply using the application form, after which they will be required to print and submit the form to the HELB Student Service Centre on1 Floor at Anniversary Tower.
You will be required to submit the following documents together with your HELB application form (enclose them in one envelope):
a. A copy of the Applicant’s national ID Card
b. Copies of the parents national ID Cards/death certificate where the parent is deceased
c. Copies of both guarantors’ national ID Card
d. A copy of the applicant’s admission letter and KCSE result slip/certificate
e. A copy of the applicant’s Bank ATM/Bank card (for Government sponsored students only)
f. A copy of the applicant’s Smart Card from the institution
g. One recent coloured passport size photograph of the applicant.
How much HELB Loan will you be awarded?
The loan awarded to university undergraduate students ranges from a minimum of Sh40,000 to a high of Sh60,000.
For those placed by Kenya University and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS), the loan amount is split to cater for both Tuition fee and Upkeep while the Self-sponsored students, the money is sent directly to the university once a year as tuition fees.
A standard amount of Ksh4,000 for Government sponsored students only is deducted from the loan awarded and disbursed to the university per semester for tuition [total Ksh8,000] and the rest is sent to the applicant’s bank account as upkeep.
