This Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SI of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2020 No. 153 (W. 27)
Education, Wales
The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020
Made 13 February 2020
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 14 February 2020
Coming into force 2 March 2020
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 22(2)(b) and (c) and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 and now exercisable by them, make the following Regulations:
PART 1 TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION
Title, commencement and application
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(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020. T
(2) These Regulations come into force on 2 March 2020 and apply to the provision of support to students in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2020, whether anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date.
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 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 17.
Amendments to regulation 16
3 
In regulation 16 (new fee grant)—
(a) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£4,665” substitute “£4,530”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£4,335” substitute “£4,470”;
(b) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£2,410” substitute “£2,340”;
(ii) 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)—
(a) in paragraph (7)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£161.50” substitute “£174.22”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£274.55” substitute “£298.69”;
(b) 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)—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for “£5,684” substitute “£5,848”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£10,288” substitute “£10,584”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£8,756” substitute “£9,008”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (iv), for “£8,756” substitute “£9,008”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (v), for “£7,344” substitute “£7,555”;
(b) in paragraph (3) —
(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for “£5,147” substitute “£5,295”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£9,368” substitute “£9,638”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£7,616” substitute “£7,835”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (iv), for “£7,616” substitute “£7,835”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (v), for “£6,803” substitute “£6,999”.
Amendments to regulation 45
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In regulation 45 (students with reduced entitlement)—
(a) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£2,699” substitute “£2,777”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£5,058” substitute “£5,204”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£3,598” substitute “£4,428”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£3,598” substitute “£4,428”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£3,598” substitute “£3,702”;
(b) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for ”£2,699” substitute “£2,777”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£5,058” substitute “£5,204”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£4,304” substitute “£4,428”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£4,304” substitute “£4,428”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£3,598” substitute “£3,702”;
(c) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (c)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£4,263” substitute “£4,386”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£7,716” substitute “£7,938”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£6,567” substitute “£6,756”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£6,567” substitute “£6,756”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£5,508” substitute “£5,666”;
(d) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£2,052” substitute “£2,111”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£3,869” substitute “£3,980”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(e) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£2,052” substitute “£2,111”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£3,869” substitute “£3,980”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£3,146” substitute “£3,237”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£3,146” substitute “£3,237”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(f) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (c)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£3,860” substitute “£3,971”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£7,026” substitute “£7,228”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£5,712” substitute “£5,876”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£5,712” substitute “£5,876”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£5,102” substitute “£5,249”.
Amendments to regulation 50
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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)—
(a) in paragraph 6—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£161.50” substitute “£174.22”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£274.55” substitute “£298.69”;
(b) 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”.
PART 3 AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2018
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018
18 
The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with regulations 19 to 29.
Amendment to regulation 40
19 
In regulation 40 (amount of tuition fee loan), in Table 2, category of student 4, column 4 for—
(a) “Wales, England and Scotland” substitute “Wales and England”;
(b) “Northern Ireland” in the last place that it occurs substitute “Scotland and Northern Ireland”.
Amendments to regulation 55
20 
In regulation 55 (amount of maintenance loan: full-time students), Table 7—
(a) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 1 September 2020”;
(b) in column 4, for—
(i) “£6,840” substitute “£7,335”;
(ii) “£10,530” substitute “£11,260”;
(iii) “£8,225” substitute “£8,810”;
(iv) “£3,420” substitute “£3,665”;
(v) “£5,265” substitute “£5,630”;
(vi) “£4,110” substitute “£4,405”.
Amendments to regulation 56
21 
In regulation 56 (amount of maintenance loan: full-time students who qualify for special support payment)—
(a) in Table 8—
(i) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 2020”;
(ii) in column 3, for—(aa) “£7,840” substitute “£8,335”;(bb) “£11,530” substitute “£12,260”;(cc) “£9,225” substitute “£9,810”;
(b) in Table 8A—
(i) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 2020”;
(ii) in column 3, for —(aa) “£3,420” substitute “£3,665”;(bb) “£5,265” substitute “£5,630”;(cc) “£4,110” substitute “£4,405”.
Amendments to regulation 57
22 
In regulation 57 (increased maintenance loan for full-time students in extended years), in Table 9—
(a) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 1 September 2020”;
(b) in column 3, for—
(i) “£84” substitute “£86”;
(ii) “£162” substitute “£167”;
(iii) “£127” substitute “£131”.
Amendment to regulation 58
23 
In regulation 58 (amount of maintenance loan: part-time students), in Table 10—
(a) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 1 September 2020”;
(b) in column 2, for “£5,815” substitute “£6,245”.
Amendment to regulation 58A
24 
In regulation 58A (amount of maintenance loan: part-time students who qualify for special support payment), in Table 10A—
(a) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 2020”;
(b) in column 2, for “£6,815” substitute “£7,245”.
Amendments to regulation 63
25 
In regulation 63 (amount of disabled student’s grant), paragraph (2) for—
(a) “£22,472” substitute “£23,258”;
(b) “£16,853” substitute “£17,443”;
(c) “£5,657” substitute “£5,849”;
(d) “£1,894” substitute “£1,954”;
(e) “£1,420” substitute “£1,465”.
Amendment to regulation 72
26 
In regulation 72 (maximum amount of adults dependant grant), in Table 11—
(a) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 1 September 2020”;
(b) in column 2, for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”.
Amendment to regulation 74
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In regulation 74 (maximum amount of parents’ learning grant), in Table 12—
(a) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 1 September 2020”;
(b) in column 2, for “£1,557” substitute “£1,766”.
Amendments to regulation 76
28 
In regulation 76 (maximum amount of childcare grant)—
(a) in Table 13—
(i) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 1 September 2020”;
(ii) in column 3—(aa) for “£161.50” substitute “£174.22”;(bb) for “£274.55” substitute “£298.69”;
(b) in paragraph (4)(a), for “£115” substitute “£134.70”.
Amendment to Schedule 4
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In Schedule 4, in paragraph 20(1)(a) for “£20,000” substitute “£20,580”.
PART 4 AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (POSTGRADUATE DOCTORAL DEGREE LOANS) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2018
Amendments to the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018
30 
The Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with regulation 31.
Amendments to regulation 13
31 
In regulation 13 (amount of postgraduate doctoral degree loan)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for “£25,700” substitute “£26,445”;
(b) in paragraph (2), for “£25,700” substitute “£26,445”.
PART 5 AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (POSTGRADUATE MASTER’S DEGREES) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2019
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019
32 
The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with regulations 33 and 34.
Amendments to regulation 31
33 
In regulation 31 (amount of contribution to costs loan), for “£16,000” in both places it appears substitute “£16,489”.
Amendments to regulation 36
34 
In regulation 36 (effect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner)—
(a) in paragraph (8), for “£16,000” substitute “£16,489”;
(b) in paragraph (10), for “£16,000” substitute “£16,489”.
Kirsty Williams
Minister for Education, one of the Welsh Ministers
13 February 2020