The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

PART 8 E+W MAINTENANCE LOAN

Maintenance loan E+W

53.  A maintenance loan is a loan made available by the Welsh Ministers to an eligible student in respect of living costs for an academic year.

Qualifying conditions for a maintenance loan E+W

54.  An eligible student qualifies for a maintenance loan in respect of an academic year of the present course unless one of the following exceptions applies—

Exception 1 The eligible student is a prisoner, unless—

(a) the present course is a part-time course, and

(b) the eligible student enters or is released from prison in the academic year in question.

[F1 Exception 2 The only paragraph or paragraphs of Schedule 2 into which the eligible student falls is one or more of [F2 paragraphs 1(2)(d)(ii), 1(3), 4A(1)(b)(ii), 4A(2)(b)(ii), 6(1), 6A(1), 6A(2)(d)(ii), 6BA, 6BB, 6C, 6D, 7A(c)(ii) or 8A(1)(d)(ii).]]

Exception 3 The eligible student is aged 60 or over on the first day of the first academic year of the present course.

[F3 Exception 4 The present course is a distance learning course and the student (“S”) is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course.

But this exception does not apply where—

(a) S is not in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course because S, or a close relative of S, is serving as a member of the armed forces outside Wales, or

(b) S is unable to be in Wales on the first day of the first academic year of the course for a reason related to coronavirus.]

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 54 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 122

F2 Words in reg. 54 substituted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 40 (with reg. 2)

F3 Words in reg. 54 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/708), regs. 1(2), 8

F4 Words in reg. 54 omitted (30.7.2018) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/814), regs. 1(2), 10

Amount of maintenance loan: full-time students E+W

55.—(1) Where an eligible student's present course is a full-time course (a “full-time student”), the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student is calculated as follows— Maximum amount of maintenance loan available to the student in respect of an academic year. Minus Amount of maintenance grant payable to the student under regulation 46.

(2) Table 7 sets out the maximum amounts of maintenance loan available in respect of a full-time student where—

(a) Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the amounts of maintenance loan specified in Column 4 apply;

(b) Column 2 specifies the category of student to whom the maximum amounts in Column 4 apply;

(c) Column 3 specifies the location in which the student is living (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 1);

(d) Column 4 specifies the maximum amount of loan available in respect of the corresponding entries in Columns 1, 2 and 3.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation the categories of student are— Category 1 [F5 An eligible student undertaking an academic year of a designated course, who is not a Category 2 student.]

Category 2 [F6 An eligible student undertaking an academic year of a sandwich course during which the periods of full-time study undertaken by the student are in aggregate less than 10 weeks (unless it is a year to which regulation 44(2) applies).]

[F7 (a) an academic year in respect of which a student is eligible to apply for a healthcare bursary calculated by reference to the student’s income (whether or not the calculation results in a nil amount), or]

(b) an academic year of a sandwich course during which the periods of full-time study undertaken by the student are in aggregate less than 10 weeks (unless it is a year to which regulation 44(2) applies).

(4) This regulation is subject to regulation 56.

[F8 Table 7

Column 1Academic year	Column 2Category of student	Column 3Location of student	Column 4Maximum amount of maintenance loan available to full-time student
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019	Category 1	Living at home	£6,650
		Living away from home, studying in London	£10,250
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£8,000
	Category 2	Living at home	£3,325
		Living away from home, studying in London	£5,125
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,000
Beginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020	Category 1	Living at home	£6,840
		Living away from home, studying in London	£10,530
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£8,225
	Category 2	Living at home	£3,420
		Living away from home, studying in London	£5,265
		Living away from home, studying elsewher	£4,110
Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021	Category 1	Living at home	£7,335
		Living away from home, studying in London	£11,260
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£8,810
	Category 2	Living at home	£3,665
		Living away from home, studying in London	£5,630
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,405
Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 [F9 but before 1 September 2022]	Category 1	Living at home	£7,790
		Living away from home, studying in London	£11,930
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£9,350
	Category 2	Living at home	£3,895
		Living away from home, studying in London	£5,965
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,675
[F10 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F11 but before 1 September 2023]	Category 1	Living at home	£8,095
		Living away from home, studying in London	£12,375
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£9,710
	Category 2	Living at home	£4,045
		Living away from home, studying in London	£6,185
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,855]
[F12 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F13 but before 1 September 2024]	Category 1	Living at home	£8,950
		Living away from home, studying in London	£13,635
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£10,720
	Category 2	Living at home	£4,475
		Living away from home, studying in London	£6,815
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£5,360]
[F14 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024	Category 1	Living at home	£9,315
		Living away from home, studying in London	£14,170
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£11,150
	Category 2	Living at home	£4,655
		Living away from home, studying in London	£7,085
		Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£5,575]]

Textual Amendments

F5 Words in reg. 55(3) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 53(a) (with reg. 2)

F6 Words in reg. 55(3) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 53(b) (with reg. 2)

F7 Words in reg. 55(3) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 46

F8 Reg. 55 Table 7 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 27

F9 Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 42(a)

F10 Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 42(b)

F11 Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 48(a) (with reg. 2)

F12 Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 48(b) (with reg. 2)

F13 Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 22(a)

F14 Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 22(b)

[F15 Amount of maintenance loan: full-time students who qualify for special support payment E+W

56.— (1) Where a full-time student qualifies for a special support payment under regulation 50, the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student is calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The amount of maintenance loan payable is calculated by applying the following steps—

Step 1

Identify the amount of—

(a) maintenance grant payable to the student under regulation 46, and

(b) base grant payable to the student under regulation 45.

Step 2

Identify the amount of base grant and maintenance grant to be treated as a special support payment under regulation 50.

Step 3

Identify the applicable amount of living support for the student by reference to Table 8, where—

(a) Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the amounts of living support in Column 3 apply;

(b) Column 2 specifies the location in which the student is living (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 1);

(c) Column 3 specifies the applicable amounts of living support for the corresponding entries in Columns 1 and 2.

[F16 Table 8

Column 1 Academic year	Column 2 Location of student	Column 3 Applicable amount of living support for special support student
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019	Living at home	£7,650
	Living away from home, studying in London	£11,250
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£9,000
Beginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020	Living at home	£7,840
	Living away from home, studying in London	£11,530
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£9,225
Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021	Living at home	£8,335
	Living away from home, studying in London	£12,260
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£9,810
Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 [F17 but before 1 September 2022]	Living at home	£8,790
	Living away from home, studying in London	£12,930
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£10,350
[F18 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F19 but before 1 September 2023]	Living at home	£9,095
	Living away from home, studying in London	£13,375
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£10,710]
[F20 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F21 but before 1 September 2024]	Living at home	£9,950
	Living away from home, studying in London	£14,635
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£11,720]
[F22 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024	Living at home	£10,315
	Living away from home, studying in London	£15,170
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£12,150]]

Step 4

Whichever is the greater of—

(a) the amount identified at Step 3, or

(b) the amounts of grant identified at Step 1 plus the minimum amount of maintenance loan payable to the student as specified by reference to Table 8A,

is the maximum amount of living support available to the student.

Step 5

Calculate the notional maximum amount of maintenance loan by deducting the amount of special support payment identified at Step 2 from the maximum amount of living support identified at Step 4.

Step 6

Deduct the amount of any maintenance grant payable to the student that is not treated as special support payment from the notional maximum amount of maintenance loan calculated at Step 5.

The result is the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student.

(3) In Table 8A—

(a) Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the minimum amounts of maintenance loan in Column 3 apply;

(b) Column 2 specifies the location in which the student is living (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 1);

(c) Column 3 specifies the minimum amounts of maintenance loan payable for the corresponding entries in Columns 1 and 2.

[F23 Table 8A

Column 1 Academic year	Column 2 Location of student	Column 3 Minimum amount of maintenance loan payable
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019	Living at home	£3,325
	Living away from home, studying in London	£5,125
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,000
Beginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020	Living at home	£3,420
	Living away from home, studying in London	£5,265
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,110
Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021	Living at home	£3,665
	Living away from home, studying in London	£5,630
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,405
Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 [F24 but before 1 September 2022]	Living at home	£3,895
	Living away from home, studying in London	£5,965
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,675
[F25 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F26 but before 1 September 2023]	Living at home	£4,045
	Living away from home, studying in London	£6,185
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£4,855]
[F27 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F28 but before 1 September 2024]	Living at home	£4,475
	Living away from home, studying in London	£6,815
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£5,360]
[F29 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024	Living at home	£4,655
	Living away from home, studying in London	£7,085
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£5,575]]

(4) In this regulation, “living support” is the collective term for special support payment, maintenance grant and maintenance loan.]

Textual Amendments

F15 Reg. 56 substituted (1.8.2018) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/813), regs. 1(2), 4

F16 Reg. 56 Table 8 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 28(a)

F17 Words in reg. 56 Table 8 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 43(a)(i)

F18 Words in reg. 56 Table 8 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 43(a)(ii)

F19 Words in reg. 56 Table 8 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 49(a)(i) (with reg. 2)

F20 Words in reg. 56 Table 8 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 49(a)(ii) (with reg. 2)

F21 Words in reg. 56 Table 8 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 23(a)(i)

F22 Words in reg. 56 Table 8 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 23(a)(ii)

F23 Reg. 56 Table 8A substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 28(b)

F24 Words in reg. 56 Table 8A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 43(b)(i)

F25 Words in reg. 56 Table 8A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 43(b)(ii)

F26 Words in reg. 56 Table 8A inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 49(b)(i) (with reg. 2)

F27 Words in reg. 56 Table 8A inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 49(b)(ii) (with reg. 2)

F28 Words in reg. 56 Table 8A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 23(b)(i)

F29 Words in reg. 56 Table 8A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 23(b)(ii)

Increased maintenance loan for full-time students in extended years E+W

57.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies where—

(a) the present course is a full-time course, and

(b) an eligible student is required to undertake the course for a period exceeding 30 weeks and 3 days in an academic year.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, the amount of loan payable to the student calculated under regulation 55 or, as the case may be, 56 is increased by the weekly amount specified in Column 3 of Table 9 for each week (or part of a week) that the student is required to undertake the course beyond the period of 30 weeks and 3 days.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies where—

(a) the present course is a full-time course, and

(b) an eligible student undertakes the course for a period of 45 weeks or more in any continuous period of 52 weeks.

(4) Where this paragraph applies, the amount of loan payable to the student calculated under regulation 55 or, as the case may be, 56 is increased by the weekly amount specified in Column 3 of Table 9 for each whole week in the 52 week period during which the student did not undertake the course.

(5) The increase in the amount of maintenance loan payable referred to in paragraph (4) applies in relation to the academic year into which the most weeks of the 52 week period fall.

(6) The maximum amount of maintenance loan payable to an eligible student may be increased under both paragraphs (2) and (4) in relation to the same academic year.

(7) In Table 9—

(a) Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the maintenance loan is payable;

(b) Column 2 specifies the location in which the student is living (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 1);

(c) Column 3 specifies the weekly amount by which the amount of loan payable is to increase in respect of the corresponding entries in Columns 1 and 2.

[F30 Table 9

Column 1Academic Year	Column 2Location of student	Column 3Weekly amount of increase to maintenance loan payable
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019	Living at home	£80
	Living away from home, studying in London	£153
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£120
Beginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020	Living at home	£84
	Living away from home, studying in London	£162
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£127
Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021	Living at home	£86
	Living away from home, studying in London	£167
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£131
Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 [F31 but before 1 September 2022]	Living at home	£89
	Living away from home, studying in London	£172
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£135
[F32 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F33 but before 1 September 2023]	Living at home	£91
	Living away from home, studying in London	£176
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£138]
[F34 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F35 but before 1 September 2024]	Living at home	£93
	Living away from home, studying in London	£179
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£141]
[F36 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024	Living at home	£94
	Living away from home, studying in London	£181
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£142]]

Textual Amendments

F30 Reg. 57 Table 9 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 29

F31 Words in reg. 57 Table 9 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 44(a)

F32 Words in reg. 57 Table 9 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 44(b)

F33 Words in reg. 57(7) Table 9 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 50(a) (with reg. 2)

F34 Words in reg. 57(7) Table 9 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 50(b) (with reg. 2)

F35 Words in reg. 57(7) Table 9 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 24(a)

F36 Words in reg. 57(7) Table 9 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 24(b)

Amount of maintenance loan: part-time students E+W

58.—(1) Where an eligible student's present course is a part-time course (a “part-time student”), the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student is calculated as follows— Maximum amount of maintenance loan available to the student (see Table 10). Minus Amount of maintenance grant payable to the student under regulation 47.

(2) In Table 10, Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the maximum amount of maintenance loan in Column 2 is available.

[F37 Table 10

Column 1Academic year	Column 2Maximum amount of maintenance loan available to part-time student
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019	£5,650 multiplied by the intensity of study
Beginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020	£5,815 multiplied by the intensity of study
Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021	£6,245 multiplied by the intensity of study
Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 [F38 but before 1 September 2022]	£6,640 multiplied by the intensity of study
[F39 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F40 but before 1 September 2023]	£6,905 multiplied by the intensity of study]
[F41 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F42 but before 1 September 2024]	£7,650 multiplied by the intensity of study]
[F43 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024	£7,965 multiplied by the intensity of study]]

[F44 (3) This regulation is subject to regulation 58A.]

Textual Amendments

F37 Reg. 58 Table 10 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 30

F38 Words in reg. 58 Table 10 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 45(a)

F39 Words in reg. 58 Table 10 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 45(b)

F40 Words in reg. 58(2) Table 10 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 51(a) (with reg. 2)

F41 Words in reg. 58(2) Table 10 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 51(b) (with reg. 2)

F42 Words in reg. 58(2) Table 10 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 25(a)

F43 Words in reg. 58(2) Table 10 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 25(b)

F44 Reg. 58(3) inserted (1.8.2018) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/813), regs. 1(2), 5

[F45 Amount of maintenance loan: part-time students who qualify for special support payment E+W

58A.— (1) Where a part-time student qualifies for a special support payment under regulation 50, the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student is calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) The amount of maintenance loan is calculated by applying the following steps—

Step 1

Identify the amount of base grant and maintenance grant payable to the student which is to be treated as a special support payment under regulation 50.

Step 2

Calculate the applicable amount of living support for the student by reference to Table 10A, where Column 2 of the table specifies the amount of living support that applies in relation to the academic year specified in Column 1.

[F46 Table 10A

Column 1	Column 2
Academic year	Amount of living support for part-time student where special support payable
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019	£6,650 multiplied by the intensity of study
Beginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020	£6,815 multiplied by the intensity of study
Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021	£7,245 multiplied by the intensity of study
Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 [F47 but before 1 September 2022]	£7,640 multiplied by the intensity of study
[F48 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F49 but before 1 September 2023]	£7,905 multiplied by the intensity of study]
[F50 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F51 but before 1 September 2024]	£8,650 multiplied by the intensity of study]
[F52 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024	£8,965 multiplied by the intensity of study]]

Step 3

Deduct the amount of special support payment identified at Step 1 from the applicable amount of living support identified at Step 2.

The result is the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student.

(3) In this regulation, “living support” is the collective term for special support payment, maintenance grant and maintenance loan.

Textual Amendments

F45 Reg. 58A inserted (1.8.2018) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/813), regs. 1(2), 6

F46 Reg. 58A Table 10A substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 31

F47 Words in reg. 58A Table 10A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 46(a)

F48 Words in reg. 58A Table 10A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 46(b)

F49 Words in reg. 58A(2) Table 10A inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 52(a) (with reg. 2)

F50 Words in reg. 58A(2) Table 10A inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 52(b) (with reg. 2)

F51 Words in reg. 58A(2) Table 10A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 26(a)

F52 Words in reg. 58A(2) Table 10A inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 26(b)

Step 1

Identify the amount of base grant and maintenance grant payable to the student which is to be treated as a special support payment under regulation 50.

Step 2

Calculate the applicable amount of living support for the student by reference to Table 10A, where Column 2 of the table specifies the amount of living support that applies in relation to the academic year specified in Column 1.

Table 10A

Column 1	Column 2
Academic year	Amount of living support for part-time student where special support payable
Beginning on or after 2018	£6,650 multiplied by intensity of study

Step 3

Deduct the amount of special support payment identified at Step 1 from the applicable amount of living support identified at Step 2.

The result is the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student.

(3) In this regulation, “living support” is the collective term for special support payment, maintenance grant and maintenance loan.]

Applying for maintenance loan for less than the maximum amount E+W

59.  An eligible student may apply under regulation 32 to borrow part of the amount of maintenance loan payable to the eligible student in respect of an academic year.

Further application for maintenance loan up to maximum amount E+W

60.  Where—

(a) an eligible student applies for part of the maintenance loan under regulation 59, or

(b) an additional amount of maintenance loan is made available to an eligible student following a transfer and reassessment made under Section 5 of Chapter 2 of Part 4,

the student may make a further application under regulation 32 for the remaining balance of the maintenance loan payable in respect of that academic year.