# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Regulation 44: Students with reduced entitlement

Extent: E+W

(1) This regulation applies to an eligible student described in regulation 43(1)(a).
(2) The base entitlement is equal to—
T × 30 where—
(a) T is the term week rate for which the student qualifies in respect of a course year of a designated course, and
(b) the resulting figure, if it is not a whole number, is rounded up to the nearest £1.
(3) Where the student qualifies for a loan for living costs in relation to a course year which is a bursary year, the term week rate for which the student qualifies is—
(a) for a student in category A in the final year of the course, £53.63;
(b) for a student in category A in a course year other than the final year, £70.73;
(c) for a student in category B in the final year of the course, £101.29;
(d) for a student in category B in a course year other than the final year, £132.33;
(e) for a student in category C in the final year of the course, £73.46;
(f) for a student in category C in a course year other than the final year, £94.26;
(g) for a student in category D in the final year of the course, £73.46;
(h) for a student in category D in a course year other than the final year, £94.26.
(4) The student qualifies for the term week rate set out in paragraph (5) where they qualify for a loan for living costs in relation to a course year—
(a) that contains a sandwich placement, and
(b) where the periods of study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks,
unless the sandwich placement constitutes unpaid service.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), the term week rate is—
(a) for a student in category A in the final year of the course, £62.29;
(b) for a student in category A in a course year other than the final year, £82.03;
(c) for a student in category B in the final year of the course, £117.43;
(d) for a student in category B in a course year other than the final year, £153.56;
(e) for a student in category C in the final year of the course, nil;
(f) for a student in category C in a course year other than the final year, nil;
(g) for a student in category D in the final year of the course, £85.23;
(h) for a student in category D in a course year other than the final year, £109.36.
(6) Where the student applies for a loan for living costs and opts not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, the term week rate for which the student qualifies is—
(a) for a student in category A in the final year of the course, £122.89;
(b) for a student in category A in a course year other than the final year, £133.76;
(c) for a student in category B in the final year of the course, £213.76;
(d) for a student in category B in a course year other than the final year, £234.63;
(e) for a student in category C in the final year of the course, £173.66;
(f) for a student in category C in a course year other than the final year, £199.86;
(g) for a student in category D in the final year of the course, £156.43;
(h) for a student in category D in a course year other than the final year, £168.26.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/regulation/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/regulation-44
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