# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018, Regulation 55: Amount of maintenance loan: full-time students Extent: E+W (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. (2) Table 7 sets out the maximum amounts of maintenance loan available in respect of a full-time student where— (a) Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the amounts of maintenance loan specified in Column 4 apply; (b) Column 2 specifies the category of student to whom the maximum amounts in Column 4 apply; (c) Column 3 specifies the location in which the student is living (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 1); (d) Column 4 specifies the maximum amount of loan available in respect of the corresponding entries in Columns 1, 2 and 3. (3) For the purposes of this regulation the categories of student are— Category 1 An eligible student undertaking an academic year of a designated course, who is not a Category 2 student. Category 2 An 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). (4) This regulation is subject to regulation 56. Table 7 Column 1Academic year Column 2Category of student Column 3Location of student Column 4Maximum amount of maintenance loan available to full-time student Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2019 Category 1 Living at home £6,650 Living away from home, studying in London £10,250 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £8,000 Category 2 Living at home £3,325 Living away from home, studying in London £5,125 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £4,000 Beginning on or after 1 September 2019 but before 1 September 2020 Category 1 Living at home £6,840 Living away from home, studying in London £10,530 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £8,225 Category 2 Living at home £3,420 Living away from home, studying in London £5,265 Living away from home, studying elsewher £4,110 Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021 Category 1 Living at home £7,335 Living away from home, studying in London £11,260 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £8,810 Category 2 Living at home £3,665 Living away from home, studying in London £5,630 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £4,405 Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 but before 1 September 2022 Category 1 Living at home £7,790 Living away from home, studying in London £11,930 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £9,350 Category 2 Living at home £3,895 Living away from home, studying in London £5,965 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £4,675 Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 but before 1 September 2023 Category 1 Living at home £8,095 Living away from home, studying in London £12,375 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £9,710 Category 2 Living at home £4,045 Living away from home, studying in London £6,185 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £4,855 Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 but before 1 September 2024 Category 1 Living at home £8,950 Living away from home, studying in London £13,635 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £10,720 Category 2 Living at home £4,475 Living away from home, studying in London £6,815 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £5,360 Beginning on or after 1 September 2024 but before 1 September 2025 Category 1 Living at home £9,315 Living away from home, studying in London £14,170 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £11,150 Category 2 Living at home £4,655 Living away from home, studying in London £7,085 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £5,575 Beginning on or after 1 September 2025 but before 1 September 2026 Category 1 Living at home £9,480 Living away from home, studying in London £14,415 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £11,345 Category 2 Living at home £4,740 Living away from home, studying in London £7,205 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £5,670 Beginning on or after 1 September 2026 Category 1 Living at home £9,665 Living away from home, studying in London £14,700 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £11,570 Category 2 Living at home £4,830 Living away from home, studying in London £7,350 Living away from home, studying elsewhere £5,785 --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/191/regulation/55 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-regulations-2018/regulation-55 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.