# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Regulation 24: Fee loan entitlement balance

Extent: E+W

(1) The fee loan entitlement balance of an eligible student (“A”) is what remains of A’s lifetime entitlement or residual entitlement (as the case may be) after—
(a) making deductions for any learning funded under these Regulations (as referred to in regulation 87), and
(b) adding any compelling personal reasons additional entitlement (as referred to in regulation 28).
(2) Deductions for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) are to equate to the exact amount of fee loan paid for the student’s study, multiplied by £9,790 and then divided by the deduction amount as set out in the following table (with any fractions of a penny to be disregarded)—
Year of study
Deduction amount
2026 - 2027
£9,790
(3) In paragraph (1), “residual entitlement” has the meaning given by regulation 23.
(4) In paragraph (2), “year of study” means courses starting on or after 1st August 2026 and ending before 31st July 2027.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/regulation/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/regulation-24
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