The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

PART 2 AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2017

Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

2.  The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017(1) are amended in accordance with regulations 4 to 18.

Amendments to regulation 16

3.  In regulation 16 (new fee grant)—

(1) in paragraph (3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£4,665” substitute “£4,530”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£4,335” substitute “£4,470”;

(2) in paragraph (4)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£2,410” substitute “£2,340”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£2,090” substitute “£2,160”.

Amendments to regulation 19

4.  In regulation 19 (new fee loan in respect of courses beginning on or after 1 September 2012)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£4,335” substitute “£4,470”;

(b) in paragraph (4)(a), for “£2,090” substitute “£2,160”.

Amendments to regulation 22

5.  In regulation 22 (accelerated graduate entry fee loan)—

(a) in paragraph (4)(a), for “£5,535” substitute “£5,785”;

(b) in paragraph (5)(b), for “£5,535” substitute “£5,785”.

Amendments to regulation 24

6.  In regulation 24 (grants for disabled students’ living costs), in paragraph (3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£22,472” substitute “£23,258”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£5,657” substitute “£5,849”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£1,894” substitute “£1,954”.

Amendment to regulation 26

7.  In regulation 26 (grants for dependants – adult dependants’ grant)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”;

(b) In paragraph (3)(b), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”.

Amendment to regulation 27

8.  In regulation 27 (grants for dependants – childcare grant)—

(1) in paragraph (7)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£161.50” substitute “£174.22”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£274.55” substitute “£298.69”;

(2) in paragraph (9)(a), for “£115” substitute “£134.70”.

Amendment to regulation 28

9.  In regulation 28 (grants for dependants – parents’ learning allowance), in paragraph (2) for “£1,557” substitute “£1,766”.

Amendments to regulation 43

10.  In regulation 43 (maximum amount of loans for eligible students with full entitlement who are 2010 cohort students, 2012 cohort students or 2012 accelerated graduate entry students undertaking their first year of study)—

(1) in paragraph (2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (i), for “£5,684” substitute “£5,848”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£10,288” substitute “£10,584”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£8,756” substitute “£9,008”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (iv), for “£8,756” substitute “£9,008”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (v), for “£7,344” substitute “£7,555”;

(2) in paragraph (3) —

(a) in sub-paragraph (i), for “£5,147” substitute “£5,295”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£9,368” substitute “£9,638”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£7,616” substitute “£7,835”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (iv), for “£7,616” substitute “£7,835”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (v), for “£6,803” substitute “£6,999”.

Amendments to regulation 45

11.  In regulation 45 (students with reduced entitlement)—

(1) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (a)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for “£2,699” substitute “£2,777”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “£5,058” substitute “£5,204”;

(c) in paragraph (iii), for “£3,598” substitute “£4,428”;

(d) in paragraph (iv), for “£3,598” substitute “£4,428”;

(e) in paragraph (v), for “£3,598” substitute “£3,702”;

(2) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (b)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for ”£2,699” substitute “£2,777”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “£5,058” substitute “£5,204”;

(c) in paragraph (iii), for “£4,304” substitute “£4,428”;

(d) in paragraph (iv), for “£4,304” substitute “£4,428”;

(e) in paragraph (v), for “£3,598” substitute “£3,702”;

(3) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (c)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for “£4,263” substitute “£4,386”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “£7,716” substitute “£7,938”;

(c) in paragraph (iii), for “£6,567” substitute “£6,756”;

(d) in paragraph (iv), for “£6,567” substitute “£6,756”;

(e) in paragraph (v), for “£5,508” substitute “£5,666”;

(4) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (a)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for “£2,052” substitute “£2,111”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “£3,869” substitute “£3,980”;

(c) in paragraph (iii), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;

(d) in paragraph (iv), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;

(e) in paragraph (v), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;

(5) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (b)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for “£2,052” substitute “£2,111”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “£3,869” substitute “£3,980”;

(c) in paragraph (iii), for “£3,146” substitute “£3,237”;

(d) in paragraph (iv), for “£3,146” substitute “£3,237”;

(e) in paragraph (v), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;

(6) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (c)—

(a) in paragraph (i), for “£3,860” substitute “£3,971”;

(b) in paragraph (ii), for “£7,026” substitute “£7,228”;

(c) in paragraph (iii), for “£5,712” substitute “£5,876”;

(d) in paragraph (iv), for “£5,712” substitute “£5,876”;

(e) in paragraph (v), for “£5,102” substitute “£5,249”.

Amendments to regulation 50

12.  In regulation 50 (increases in maximum amount), paragraph (1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£84” substitute “£86”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£162” substitute “£167”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£177” substitute “£182”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£177” substitute “£182”;

(e) in sub-paragraph (e), for “£127” substitute “£131”.

Amendments to regulation 88

13.  In regulation 88 (grants for disabled part-time student’s living costs), paragraph (3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£16,853” substitute “£17,443”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£5,657” substitute “£5,849”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£1,420” substitute “£1,465”.

Amendment to regulation 91

14.  In regulation 91 (part-time adult dependants’ grant)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”.

Amendments to regulation 92

15.  In regulation 92 (part-time childcare grant)—

(1) in paragraph 6—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£161.50” substitute “£174.22”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£274.55” substitute “£298.69”;

(2) in paragraph (8)(a), for “£115” substitute “£134.70”.

Amendment to regulation 93

16.  In regulation 93 (part-time parents’ learning allowance), in paragraph (2) for “£1,557” substitute “£1,766”.

Amendment to regulation 117

17.  In regulation 117 (amount of grant), in paragraph (2) for “£20,000” substitute “£20,580”.

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S.I. 2017/47 (W. 21) as amended by S.I. 2018/191 (W. 42) , S.I. 2018/814 (W. 165), S.I. 2019/235 (W. 54) and S.I. 2019/424 (W. 98) (as from exit day, as defined by European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, section 20(1)–(5)).