{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-regulations-2018/regulation-55",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2018/191",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-regulations-2018",
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  "heading": "Amount of maintenance loan: full-time students",
  "text": "(1) Where an eligible student's present course is a full-time course (a “full-time student”), the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student is calculated as follows— Maximum amount of maintenance loan available to the student in respect of an academic year. Minus Amount of maintenance grant payable to the student under regulation 46.\n(2) Table 7 sets out the maximum amounts of maintenance loan available in respect of a full-time student where—\n(a) Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the amounts of maintenance loan specified in Column 4 apply;\n(b) Column 2 specifies the category of student to whom the maximum amounts in Column 4 apply;\n(c) Column 3 specifies the location in which the student is living (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 1);\n(d) Column 4 specifies the maximum amount of loan available in respect of the corresponding entries in Columns 1, 2 and 3.\n(3) For the purposes of this regulation the categories of student are—\nCategory 1\nAn eligible student undertaking an academic year of a designated course, who is not a Category 2 student.\nCategory 2\nAn eligible student undertaking an academic year of a sandwich course during which the periods of full-time study undertaken by the student are in aggregate less than 10 weeks (unless it is a year to which regulation 44(2) applies).\n(4) This regulation is subject to regulation 56.\nTable 7\nColumn 1Academic year\nColumn 2Category of student\nColumn 3Location of student\nColumn 4Maximum amount of maintenance loan available to full-time student\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£6,650\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£10,250\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£8,000\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£3,325\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£5,125\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£4,000\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£6,840\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£10,530\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£8,225\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£3,420\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£5,265\nLiving away from home, studying elsewher\n£4,110\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£7,335\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£11,260\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£8,810\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£3,665\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£5,630\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£4,405\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2021 but before 1 September 2022\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£7,790\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£11,930\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£9,350\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£3,895\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£5,965\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£4,675\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2022 but before 1 September 2023\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£8,095\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£12,375\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£9,710\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£4,045\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£6,185\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£4,855\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2023 but before 1 September 2024\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£8,950\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£13,635\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£10,720\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£4,475\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£6,815\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£5,360\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2024 but before 1 September 2025\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£9,315\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£14,170\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£11,150\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£4,655\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£7,085\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£5,575\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2025 but before 1 September 2026\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£9,480\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£14,415\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£11,345\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£4,740\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£7,205\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£5,670\nBeginning on or after 1 September 2026\nCategory 1\nLiving at home\n£9,665\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£14,700\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£11,570\nCategory 2\nLiving at home\n£4,830\nLiving away from home, studying in London\n£7,350\nLiving away from home, studying elsewhere\n£5,785",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55(3) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 53(a) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55(3) substituted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 53(b) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 55 Table 7 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 27"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 42(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 42(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 48(a) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 48(b) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 22(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/86), regs. 1(2), 22(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (17.3.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/193), regs. 1(2), 22(a) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55 Table 7 inserted (17.3.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/193), regs. 1(2), 22(b) (with reg. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55(4) Table 7 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), 35(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Words in reg. 55(4) Table 7 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), 35(b)"
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