The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/858 · Made 22 July 2026 · Extends to England and Wales

Contents

1. Part 1: General
2. 1Citation, commencement, extent and application
3. 2Amendments to application of other subordinate legislation
4. 3Interpretation
5. 4Meaning of “higher education course”, “module”, “credits” and related provision
6. 5Meaning of “course designation event”, “in-year qualifying event”, “protected category event”, “settled status event”, “module designation event” and related provision
7. 6Recognition of initial further education teacher training courses
8. Part 2: Eligibility, designation and cap on overall support
9. 7Eligible students
10. 8Eligibility - exceptions
11. 9The ALL-transfer Courses List, the Gateway Courses List, and the Module Approved Subject and Provider List
12. 10Designation of courses
13. 11Designation of modules
14. 12Designation - exceptions
15. 13Period of eligibility
16. 14Transfer of status
17. 15Cap on overall support in relation to a service year
18. Part 3: Applying for support, provision of information, and loan contracts
19. Chapter 1: Applications
20. 16Applications for support
21. 17Time limits
22. Chapter 2: Information provision
23. 18Information
24. Chapter 3: Loan contracts
25. 19Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan
26. Chapter 4: Declarations provided by academic authorities
27. 20Declarations provided by academic authorities in respect of fee loans
28. 21Declarations provided by academic authorities in respect of loans for living costs and supplementary grants
29. Part 4: Fee loans
30. Chapter 1: Entitlement to fee loans
31. 22Lifetime entitlement
32. 23Residual entitlement
33. 24Fee loan entitlement balance
34. 25Additional entitlement - general
35. 26Priority additional entitlement
36. 27Special additional entitlement
37. 28Compelling personal reasons additional entitlement
38. 29Repeat study additional entitlement
39. 30Correctional additional entitlement
40. Chapter 2: Qualifying conditions, availability and amounts
41. 31Qualifying conditions for a fee loan
42. 32Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
43. 33Availability of fee loans
44. 34Amount of fee loan for a course year
45. 35Amount of fee loan for a course
46. Part 5: Loans for living costs
47. Chapter 1: Introduction
48. 36Elements of the loan for living costs
49. 37Meaning of “student with full entitlement”, “student with reduced entitlement” and “household income”
50. 38Meaning of “additional weeks entitlement”, “base entitlement”, “loan for living costs entitlement” and “maximum loan entitlement”
51. 39Location categories and final course years
52. Chapter 2: Qualifying conditions
53. 40Qualifying conditions for a loan for living costs
54. 41Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
55. 42Students qualifying for a loan for living costs during a course year
56. Chapter 3: Calculation of the base entitlement in relation to a course year
57. 43Calculation of the base entitlement in relation to a course year
58. 44Students with reduced entitlement
59. 45Students with full entitlement under the age of 60
60. 46Students with full entitlement under the age of 60 who meet certain conditions
61. 47Students with full entitlement aged 60 or over
62. Chapter 4: Calculation of additional weeks entitlement, and maximum loan entitlement
63. 48Calculation of additional weeks entitlement
64. 49Maximum loan entitlement
65. Chapter 5: Reduction for household income
66. 50Application of this Chapter
67. 51Reduction for household income – students with full entitlement under the age of 60
68. 52Reduction for household income – students with full entitlement under the age of 60 who meet certain conditions
69. 53Reduction for household income – students with full entitlement aged 60 or over
70. Chapter 6: Adjustment for intensity of study, and loan for living costs entitlement
71. 54Adjustment for intensity of study
72. 55Adjustment for intensity of study – concurrent study
73. Chapter 7: Loan for living costs entitlement where eligible student changes category during course year
74. 56Modification of loan for living costs entitlement calculation where students change location category
75. Part 6: Supplementary grants
76. Chapter 1: Introduction
77. 57Types of supplementary grant available
78. 58General qualifying conditions for supplementary grants
79. 59Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
80. 60Students qualifying for a supplementary grant during a course year
81. Chapter 2: Disabled students’ allowance
82. 61Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance
83. 62Payment of the disabled students’ allowance
84. 63Amount of the disabled students’ allowance
85. Chapter 3: Grants for travel
86. 64Meaning of “expenditure”
87. 65Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel
88. 66Amount of the grant for travel - general
89. 67Courses in medicine and dentistry - qualifying conditions for the grant for travel
90. 68Courses in medicine and dentistry - amount of the grant for travel
91. 69Overseas study - qualifying conditions for the grant for travel
92. 70Overseas study - amount of the grant for travel
93. Chapter 4: Grants for dependants
94. 71Interpretation of this Chapter
95. 72Elements of the grants for dependants
96. 73Amount of the grants for dependants - general
97. 74Adjustment for concurrent study
98. 75Adult dependants’ grant - qualification and basic amount
99. 76Childcare grant - qualification and basic amount
100. 77Parents’ learning allowance - qualification and basic amount
101. 78Calculation of adult dependants’ grant
102. 79Calculation of childcare grant
103. 80Calculation of parents’ learning allowance
104. 81Assessment of net income for current year
105. 82Changes during a course year
106. Part 7: Payments
107. Chapter 1: Interpretation of Part 7
108. 83Interpretation
109. Chapter 2: Payment of supplementary grants
110. 84Payment of supplementary grants
111. Chapter 3: Payment of loans
112. 85Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
113. 86Information requirements
114. 87Payment of fee loans
115. 88Payment of loans for living costs
116. Chapter 4: Overpayments
117. 89Overpayment of fee loans
118. 90Overpayment of supplementary grants and loans for living costs
119. Part 8: Consequential amendment of other subordinate legislation
120. Chapter 1: Amendment of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
121. 91Amendment of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
122. Chapter 2: Amendment of the 2016 Master’s Degree Regulations
123. 92Amendment of the 2016 Master’s Degree Regulations
124. Chapter 3: Amendment of the 2018 Doctoral Degree Regulations
125. 93Amendment of the 2018 Doctoral Degree Regulations
126. Signature
127. Schedule 1: Interpretation
128. Part 1: General definitions
129. 1Paragraph 1
130. 2Paragraph 2
131. Part 2: Definitions relating to foundation years
132. 3Paragraph 3
133. Part 3: Definitions relating to sandwich placements, study abroad and Turing mobility
134. 4Paragraph 4
135. 5Paragraph 5
136. 6Paragraph 6
137. Schedule 2: Eligible students
138. Part 1: Interpretation
139. 1Paragraph 1
140. Part 2: Categories
141. 2Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
142. 3Paragraph 3
143. 4Paragraph 4
144. 5Refugees and their family members
145. 6Persons granted stateless leave and their family members
146. 7Persons granted section 67 leave
147. 8Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and their children
148. 9Persons granted Calais leave
149. 10Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a bereaved partner and their children
150. 11Persons granted humanitarian protection and their family members
151. 12Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
152. 13Paragraph 13
153. 14Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
154. 15EU nationals etc.
155. 16United Kingdom nationals
156. 17Paragraph 17
157. 18Paragraph 18
158. 19Paragraph 19
159. 20Persons resident in Gibraltar
160. 21EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands
161. 22Children of Swiss nationals
162. 23Children of Turkish workers
163. 24Long residence
164. 25Persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes and their family members
165. 26Evacuated or assisted British nationals from Afghanistan
166. 27Persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes and their family members
167. Schedule 3: Termination of eligibility due to change of circumstance
168. 1Refugees
169. 2Persons granted stateless leave
170. 3Persons granted section 67 leave
171. 4Persons granted Calais leave
172. 5Persons granted humanitarian protection
173. 6Persons with limited rights by virtue of residence scheme immigration rules
174. 7Other persons with limited protected rights
175. 8Persons with rights under one of the Afghan Schemes
176. 9Persons with rights under one of the Ukraine Schemes
177. 10Long residence
178. Schedule 4: Schedule 4 courses
179. 1Paragraph 1
180. 2Paragraph 2
181. 3Paragraph 3
182. 4Paragraph 4
183. 5Paragraph 5
184. 6Paragraph 6
185. 7Paragraph 7
186. 8Paragraph 8
187. 9Paragraph 9
188. 10Paragraph 10
189. 11Paragraph 11
190. Schedule 5: Information
191. 1Paragraph 1
192. 2Paragraph 2
193. 3Paragraph 3
194. 4Paragraph 4
195. 5Paragraph 5
196. Schedule 6Fee loan per-course amounts for various higher education courses
197. Schedule 7: Assessment of household income
198. 1Definitions
199. 2Independent eligible student
200. 3Household income
201. 4Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
202. 5Calculation of parent’s residual income
203. 6Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
204. 7Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
205. Schedule 8: Amendment of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
206. 1Amendment of regulation 2 of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
207. 2Amendment of regulation 4 of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
208. 3Amendment of regulation 6 of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
209. 4Amendment of regulation 8 of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
210. 5Amendment of regulation 9 of the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
211. 6Amendment of Schedule 1 to the 2007 Fees and Awards Regulations
212. Explanatory note