Regulation 46 Amount of maintenance grant: full-time students

England and Wales

(1)

Table 4 sets out the maximum amounts of maintenance grant available to an eligible student undertaking a full-time course (a “full-time student”) where—

(a)

Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the amounts of maintenance grant specified in Column 3 are payable;

(b)

Column 2 specifies the location in which the student is living (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 1);

(c)

Column 3 specifies the maximum amount of grant available in respect of the corresponding entries in Columns 1 and 2.

(2)

Where—

(a)

the student's household income does not exceed £18,370, or

(b)

the student is a care leaver,

the amount of maintenance grant payable is the maximum amount of grant available in respect of the student's location.

(3)

Where the student's household income exceeds £18,370 but is less than £59,200, the amount of maintenance grant payable to the student is the maximum amount of maintenance grant available reduced by £1 for every—

(a)

F1£6.805 of household income exceeding £18,370 where the student is living at home;

(b)

F2£4.387 of household income exceeding £18,370 where the student is living away from home, studying in London;

(c)

F3£5.639 of household income F4exceeding £18,370 where the student is living away from home, studying elsewhere.

(4)

Where the full-time student's household income is £59,200 or more, the amount of maintenance grant payable is £0.

Table 4

Column 1 Academic year	Column 2 Location of full-time student	Column 3 Maximum amount of maintenance grant available to full-time student
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 F5but before 1 September 2026	Living at home	£5,885
	Living away from home, studying in London	£9,124
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£7,100
F6Beginning on or after 1 September 2026	Living at home	£6,000
	Living away from home, studying in London	£9,305
	Living away from home, studying elsewhere	£7,240

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sum in reg. 46(3)(a) substituted (12.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/11), regs. 1(2), 33(a)(i)
F2: Sum in reg. 46(3)(b) substituted (12.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/11), regs. 1(2), 33(a)(ii)
F3: Sum in reg. 46(3)(c) substituted (12.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/11), regs. 1(2), 33(a)(iii)
F4: Words in reg. 46(3)(c) inserted (1.8.2018) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/813), regs. 1(2), 3
F5: Words in reg. 46(4) Table 4 inserted (12.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/11), regs. 1(2), 33(b)(i)
F6: Words in reg. 46(4) Table 4 inserted (12.2.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/11), regs. 1(2), 33(b)(ii)