# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Note: Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations make provision for a new system of funding for lifelong learning in relation to England. They are based on the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1986), with adaptations as needed. Part 1 contains introductory provisions, including amendments to the application of other subordinate legislation and provisions on interpretation. Regulation 3 introduces Schedule 1, which contains definitions. Part 2 makes provision about which students are eligible for student support, and about which courses and modules are designated for the purposes of student support. Schedule 2 lists categories of eligible students; Schedule 3 makes provision regarding the termination of eligibility due to change of circumstances; and Schedule 4 lists key types of course that are designated for student support if conditions set out in regulation 10 are met. Part 3 provides for the process of applying for student support, for the provision of information, and for loan contracts. Schedule 5 contains further provisions regarding the provision of information. Part 4 makes provision for fee loans to cover tuition fees. Chapter 1 sets out the entitlement to fee loans; it makes provision for the lifetime entitlement of an eligible student - which may be reduced if the student has received previous government funding, or added to if certain conditions are met. Chapter 2 covers eligibility for a fee loan, and (together with Schedule 6) makes provision for fee loan amounts. Part 5 provides for loans for living costs (loans for maintenance and special support loans). The total amount of loan for living costs to which an eligible student is entitled is subject to a lifetime limit. The amount of loan for living costs in relation to each course is determined by factors including the length of the course and the student’s household income. Schedule 7 makes provision for the assessment of household income, which determines the amount by which a student’s entitlement to loans and supplementary grants is reduced. Part 6 provides for supplementary grants (disabled students’ allowance, grants for travel, and grants for dependants). Part 7 provides for payment of support to the student and for cases of overpayment. Part 8 provides for amendment of other subordinate legislation as a consequence of provision made elsewhere in these Regulations. Together with Schedule 8, it amends the Education (Fees and Awards) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/779), so that those Regulations additionally cover fees and awards under the new system of funding for lifelong learning. It also amends Regulations on loans for Master’s degrees and for Doctoral degrees so as to additionally cover loans under the new system of funding for lifelong learning. A full impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available alongside the Explanatory Memorandum at www.legislation.gov.uk. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/note (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/note/enacted Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.