Regulation 29 Repeat study additional entitlementI1

England and Wales

(1)

An eligible student (“A”) qualifies for repeat study additional entitlement—

(a)

if A needs to repeat a period of a course that contains either—

(i)

a full-time equivalent of more than 3 years (360 credits or 3,600 notional learning hours), but less than 5 years (600 credits or 6,000 notional learning hours), of normal taught study;

(ii)

a full-time equivalent of more than 5 years (600 credits or 6,000 notional learning hours) of normal taught study, and

(b)

if neither priority additional entitlement nor compelling personal reasons additional entitlement are available to A in relation to the repeat study.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (7), repeat study additional entitlement ceases to be available if A ceases to attend the course in relation to which it was made available.

(3)

The amount of repeat study additional entitlement is the lesser of—

(a)

the remaining fees payable by A in respect of the current course;

(b)

the total number of credits of repeat study required, multiplied by the fee loan per-credit limit for the activity being repeated.

(4)

Repeat study additional entitlement may be available across multiple periods of study within the same course, provided that the total number of credits does not exceed 120 credits.

(5)

Repeat study additional entitlement may be available for either periods of taught study or special periods, with the amount of entitlement to be determined using the fee loan per-credit limit that is applicable to the period in question.

(6)

Repeat study additional entitlement may be applied to a period being repeated, even if the student did not take a fee loan for the original period.

(7)

Repeat study additional entitlement—

(a)

will be retained if—

(i)

the student transfers their status as an eligible student (on which see regulation 14) to another course within the same CAH1 subject grouping, and

(ii)

the course meets the description in paragraph 1(a);

(b)

ceases to be available if a student abandons or withdraws from the course, or transfers to a course that is not within the same CAH1 subject grouping.

(8)

In paragraph (7), CAH1 has the meaning given by regulation 27(8) read with paragraph (12) of that regulation.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 29 in force at 1.9.2026, see reg. 1(1)(b)