The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

[F1 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.

[F2 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 [F3 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
[F4 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F5 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]
[F6 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F7 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]
[F8 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.

[F9 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 [F10 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
[F11 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F12 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]
[F13 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 [F14 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]
[F15 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

F1 Reg. 56 substituted (1.8.2018) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/813), regs. 1(2), 4

F2 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)

F3 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)

F4 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)

F5 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)

F6 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)

F7 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)

F8 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)

F9 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)

F10 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)

F11 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)

F12 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)

F13 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)

F14 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)

F15 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)