# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Regulation 55: Adjustment for intensity of study – concurrent study

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a student is entitled to a loan for living costs in respect of two designated courses and the periods of study of those courses overlap—
(a) the intensity of study of one of those courses (“course A”) is calculated in accordance with regulation 54(3) and (4), and
(b) the intensity of study of the second course (“course B”) is calculated in accordance with regulation 54(3) with the modification that V is calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)—
(a) where the CPW of the course year is 5 or less, V is equal to—
C V - ( S C P W - 5 ) × W O
(b) where the CPW of the course year is more than 5, V is equal to—
C V - ( ( C P W - 5 ) × W N ) - ( ( S C P W - 5 ) × W O )
(3) In paragraph (2)—
(a) CPW is the credits per week of the course year, calculated by dividing the credit value of the course year by the number of term weeks in the course year;
(b) CV is the credit value of the course year;
(c) SCPW is the sum of the credits per week of the courses;
(d) WN is the number of term weeks during which the courses do not overlap;
(e) WO is the number of term weeks during which the courses overlap.
(4) Where a student is entitled to a loan for living costs in respect of more than two designated courses and the periods of study of any of those courses overlap—
(a) the intensity of study of course A is calculated in accordance with regulation 54(3) and (5),
(b) the intensity of study of course B is calculated in accordance with paragraphs (1)(b) and (2), and
(c) the intensity of study of the other course or courses is calculated, in turn, in accordance with paragraphs (1)(b) and (2) but with the modifications that—
(i) for the purposes of the calculations in paragraph (2)(a) and (b), a deduction must be made from the value of CV using the formula ((SCPW − 5) × WO)—
(aa) in relation to each week that the course overlaps with course A, course B or any other course for which the intensity of study has been calculated under this paragraph (“the calculated courses”);
(bb) based on the sum of the credits per week of the course, and the calculated courses that overlap with it in that week;
(ii) for the purposes of the calculation in paragraph (2)(b), WN is the number of term weeks during which the course does not overlap with any of the calculated courses.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/regulation/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/regulation-55
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