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The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

S.R. 2025/164 · Made 8 October 2025 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Education

Made 8th October 2025

Coming into operation 1st September 2026

The Department for the Economyf1, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 4(8) and 14(4) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005f2, makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with Article 4(11)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 the Department is satisfied that the increases to the basic and higher amounts are no greater than are required to maintain the value of those amounts in real terms.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly the Department for Employment and Learning; see Article 6(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76).

f2

S.I. 2005/1116 (N.I. 5).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  3. 3Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  4. 4Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025.

(2)

Regulations 2 to 4 come into operation on 1st September 2026.

2Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005I1

The Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005f1 shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.

3Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005I1I2

In regulation 3 (prescribed basic and higher amounts)—

(a)

for “£1,910” substitute “£1,960”; and

(b)

for “£4,855” substitute “£4,985”.

4Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005I1I2

In regulation 4 (prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified courses)—

(a)

for “£930” substitute “£955”; and

(b)

for “£2,410” substitute “£2,475”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 8th October 2025.

L.S.

Mrs Moira Doherty

A senior officer of the Department for the Economy

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulations 2 to 4 of these regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2005 Regulations. In each case the increases are by 2.7% and will come into operation on 1st September 2026.