Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011
43. In regulation 105 (Minimum level of loan for living costs)—
(a)in paragraph (1)—
(i)for “or 2012”, substitute “, 2012 or 2016”;
(ii)omit “, 73(5)”;
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)for “or 2012”, substitute “, 2012 or 2016”;
(ii)omit “, 73(5)”;
(c)in paragraph (3), for “in regulations 74(5) and 75(5)”, substitute “in regulation 74(5)”;
(d)in paragraph (4), for “in regulations 74(5) and 75(5)”, substitute “in regulation 74(5)”;
(e)after paragraph (6), insert—
“(6A) Subject to paragraphs (6B) and (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(g), the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80A is—
(a)£3,039, in the case of a student in category A;
(b)£5,330, in the case of a student in category B;
(c)£4,540, in the case of a student in category C;
(d)£3,821, in the case of a student in category D.
(6B) Subject to paragraph (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(g), where the academic year in question is the final year of a course other than an intensive course, the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80A is—
(a)£2,792, in the case of a student in category A;
(b)£4,855, in the case of a student in category B;
(c)£3,945, in the case of a student in category C;
(d)£3,553, in the case of a student in category D.
(6C) Subject to paragraphs (6D) and (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(h), the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80B is—
(a)£3,039, in the case of a student in category A;
(b)£5,330, in the case of a student in category B;
(c)£4,540, in the case of a student in category C;
(d)£3,821, in the case of a student in category D.
(6D) Subject to paragraph (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(h), where the academic year in question is the final year of a course other than an intensive course, the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80B is—
(a)£2,792, in the case of a student in category A;
(b)£4,855, in the case of a student in category B;
(c)£3,945, in the case of a student in category C;
(d)£3,553, in the case of a student in category D.”;
(f)in paragraph (7), for “(1) to (6)” substitute “(1) to (6D)”;
(g)in paragraph (8), for “or (6)” substitute “, (6), (6A), (6B), (6C) or (6D)”.