Regulation 3 Prescribed maximum amountF1

England and Wales

Subject to regulations 4, 5 and 6, Column 2 of Table 1 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1.

Table 1

Column 1	Column 2
Academic year	Prescribed maximum amount
Beginning before 1 August 2024	£9,000
Beginning on or after 1 August 2024 F2but before 1 August 2025	£9,250
F3Beginning on or after 1 August 2025 F4but before 1 August 2026	£9,535
F5Beginning on or after 1 August 2026	£9,790

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 3 substituted (8.3.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Fee Limit and Loan Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/144), regs. 1(2), 3
F2: Words in reg. 3 Table 1 inserted (17.3.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Fee Limit and Loan Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/190), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(a)
F3: Words in reg. 3 Table 1 inserted (17.3.2025) by The Education (Student Finance) (Fee Limit and Loan Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/190), regs. 1(2), 2(2)(b)
F4: Words in reg. 3 Table 1 inserted (12.2.2026) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/11), regs. 1(2), 4(a)
F5: Words in reg. 3 Table 1 inserted (12.2.2026) by The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/11), regs. 1(2), 4(b)