How many years will student finance fund me for?

So i didn't get the grades to study chemical engineering at the university i wanted to go to and instead they offered me a foundation program with progression onto the chemical engineering course. I want to leave university with a MEng and that means i will be in university for a minimum of 5 years (6 years if i choose to do a placement year).
So my question is will student finance fund the course for the whole 5-6 years?
My friends tell me SFE only fund for a maximum on 4 years.

I think student finance will fund the entirety of your programme, although I'm not entirely sure... your best bet is to check the student finance website. Sorry i can't be more help

So i didn't get the grades to study chemical engineering at the university i wanted to go to and instead they offered me a foundation program with progression onto the chemical engineering course. I want to leave university with a MEng and that means i will be in university for a minimum of 5 years (6 years if i choose to do a placement year).
So my question is will student finance fund the course for the whole 5-6 years?
My friends tell me SFE only fund for a maximum on 4 years.

Student Finance fund you for the length of your course + 1 year.

So if your course is 5 years, you'll get 5 years funding + 1 extra year for a re-sit year.

Thats a common misconception. the rule is that student finance will fund the length of the course + 1 year- any years already studied. it does mean for most people on 3 year courses they have 4 years worth of funding but obviously for those on longer courses they have more.

you should be fine for funding for the whole course.

I know but I am not quite sure is that rule is available for non-UK even if you are EU student

It always amuses me when people do insist a student can receive funding for only four years. How do they think medics cope for five or six years?

Student finance only funds the first four years of a medical degree. The NHS covers the rest.

I was not referring specifically to support from funding bodies, but finance in general, I should have made that clearer.

I was also referring to intercalated years, which I believe are covered by funding bodies (assuming the student has the additional year of funding free)? A students' first four years are covered by the funding body, and final two by the NHS.

Either way, bad example. What I mean to say is that enough funding will always be available in order to allow someone to complete a degree, certainly in typical cases. People won't be "cut short" of funding, unless they've had previous study. So the rule is always the length of course minus previous years.

Even those who have used up previous years for medical or personal reasons, concessions can be made. I used up six years of funding for my undergraduate degree, a 3 year BA. But I stress this was only due to being granted compelling personal reasons for two years.

I was not referring specifically to support from funding bodies, but finance in general, I should have made that clearer.

I was also referring to intercalated years, which I believe are covered by funding bodies (assuming the student has the additional year of funding free)? A students' first four years are covered by the funding body, and final two by the NHS.

Either way, bad example. What I mean to say is that enough funding will always be available in order to allow someone to complete a degree, certainly in typical cases. People won't be "cut short" of funding, unless they've had previous study. So the rule is always the length of course minus previous years.

Even those who have used up previous years for medical or personal reasons, concessions can be made. I used up six years of funding for my undergraduate degree, a 3 year BA. But I stress this was only due to being granted compelling personal reasons for two years.

where can I get this information from on student finance website???