The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master's Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019

1Title and commencement

PART 3Interpretation and index

4Interpretation and index

PART 4Key concepts

CHAPTER 1Designated courses

5Designated courses

6Designated courses – conditions

7Designated courses – exceptions

8Designation of other courses

CHAPTER 2Eligibility

9Eligible students

10Eligible students – exceptions

11Period of eligibility – general rule

12Early termination of eligibility

12APersons who cease to have leave to remain under residence scheme immigration rules

12AAWhere— (a) the Welsh Ministers have determined that, by virtue...

12BRefugees who cease to have leave to remain

12CPersons who cease to have stateless leave

12DPersons who cease to have leave to enter or remain

12EPersons who cease to have humanitarian protection

12FPersons who cease to have section 67 leave to remain

12GPersons who cease to have Calais leave

12HPersons who cease to be protected Ukrainian nationals

12IPersons who cease to have leave to enter or remain as a relevant Afghan citizen

12JRegulations 12A, 12AA, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, 12G, 12H...

13Misconduct and failure to provide accurate information

14Reinstatement of eligibility after termination

15Students becoming eligible during a course

16(1) The events are— (a) the student's course becomes a...

17Transfer of status

PART 5Applications, providing information and loan contracts

18Requirement to apply for support

20Welsh Ministers' decision on an application

21(1) Paragraph (2) applies where— (a) a person (“P”) makes...

22Requirements on eligible students to provide information

23Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan

PART 6Base grant and contribution to costs grant

CHAPTER 1Qualifying conditions

24Base grant and contribution to costs grant

CHAPTER 2Base grant

24AQualifying conditions for base grant

25Amount of base grant

CHAPTER 3Contribution to costs grant

26Qualifying conditions for contribution to costs grant

27Amount of contribution to costs grant

28Household income

29Meaning of care leaver

PART 7Contribution to costs loan

30Contribution to costs loan

31Amount of contribution to costs loan — courses beginning before 1 August 2024

31ZAAmount of contribution to costs loan — courses beginning on or after 1 August 2024

31A(1) The amount of contribution to costs loan payable to...

PART 8Payments, Overpayments and Recovery

CHAPTER 1Payment following a provisional decision

32Payment based on provisional assessment

CHAPTER 2Payment of grants and loans

33Payment of grants and loans

34Confirmation of attendance

35Absence from the course

36Effect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner — courses beginning before 1 August 2024

36AEffect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner — courses beginning on or after 1 August 2024

CHAPTER 3Overpayments and recovery

37Overpayments - general

38Recovery of overpayments of grants

39Recovery of overpayment of contribution to costs loan

PART 9Restrictions relating to contribution to costs loans

41Requirement to provide national insurance number

42Information requirements relating to loans

PART 10Amendments to the Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2017

43Amendments to the Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2017

44In regulation 1 (title, commencement and application), after paragraph (3)...

46In regulation 4— (a) for paragraph (1)(b) substitute—

47In regulation 8 (events), after paragraph (b) insert—

48In Schedule 1, after paragraph 5 (persons with leave to...

SCHEDULE 1Interpretation

1Meaning of academic year

2Educational institutions

3Interpretation of other key terms

SCHEDULE 2Categories of eligible students

1Category 1 – Persons settled in the United Kingdom

2Category 2 – Refugees and their family members

2ACategory 2A - Protected persons and their family members

2BCategory 2B - Persons granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner and their children

2CCategory 2C – Protected Ukrainian nationals

3Category 3 – Persons granted stateless leave and their family members

4Category 4 – Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members

5Category 5 – Persons with section 67 leave to remain

6Category 6 – Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members — courses beginning before 1 August 2021

6ACategory 6A - Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members with protected rights

7Category 7 – Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere — courses beginning before 1 August 2021

7ACategory 7A - Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

8Category 8 – EU nationals — courses beginning before 1 August 2021

8ACategory 8A - EU nationals etc. with protected rights

8BCategory 8B - United Kingdom nationals

8BAIrish citizens in the EEA and Switzerland

8BB(1) A person— (a) who is settled in the United...

8CCategory 8C – Family members of United Kingdom nationals

8DCategory 8D - Persons resident in Gibraltar

9Category 9 – Children of Swiss nationals — courses beginning before 1 August 2021

9ACategory 9A - Children of Swiss nationals within scope of the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement

10Category 10 – Children of Turkish workers — courses beginning before 1 August 2021

10ACategory 10A - Children of Turkish workers

11Ordinary residence – additional provision

12Further provision on ordinary residence: care leavers

13Interpretation

SCHEDULE 3Calculation of income

PART 1Introduction

1Overview of Schedule

PART 2Household income

2Household income of an eligible student

3Calculation of household income

4Independent eligible students

5Eligible student's parent dies leaving a surviving parent

6Separation of eligible student's parents

7Separation of eligible student's parent or independent eligible student from partner

8Independent eligible student or partner is a parent of an eligible student

PART 3Taxable income

9Taxable income

PART 4Residual income

CHAPTER 1Residual income of an eligible student

10Calculation of eligible student's residual income

11Deductions for the purpose of calculating residual income of an eligible student

12Income of eligible student received in currency other than sterling

CHAPTER 2Residual income of persons other than an eligible student

13Persons to whom this chapter applies

14Calculation of residual income of persons other than eligible student

15Deductions for the purpose of calculating residual income of persons other than eligible student

16Applicable financial years: calculating residual income of persons other than eligible student

17Income from business or profession

18Treatment of income not treated as income for income tax purposes

19P's income in currency other than sterling

PART 5Interpretation

20Interpretation

SCHEDULE 4Index of defined terms

1Table 3 lists expressions defined or otherwise explained in these...

2019 No. 895 (W. 161)

Education, Wales

The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master's Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019

Made29 April 2019

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales30 April 2019

Coming into force27 May 2019

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 22 and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 M1, and now exercisable by them M2, make the following Regulations: