Regulation 2 Extent and application
These Regulations extend to England and Wales and apply in relation to England only.
The amendments made by the following provisions apply only in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 2025, whether anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date—
regulation 4 (amendments relating to the amount of fee loan for a lower-fee foundation year) and Schedule 1 (insertion of Schedule A1 into the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011);
regulation 9 (amendments relating to new payment rates for student support) and Schedule 2 (amendments to the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 relating to new payment rates for student support).
The amendments made by the following provisions apply only in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to a course which begins on or after 1st August 2025, whether anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date—
regulation 20 (amendment relating to the amount of loan for postgraduate master’s degrees);
regulation 27 (amendments relating to the amount and payment of loan for doctoral degrees).
In paragraph (2), an “academic year” is the period of twelve months beginning with 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins, according to whether the academic year of the course begins, respectively—
on or after 1st January and before 1st April,
on or after 1st April and before 1st July,
on or after 1st July and before 1st August, or
on or after 1st August and on or before 31st December.