The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020
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| Citation | SI 2020/153 |
2020 No. 153 (W. 27)
Education, Wales
The Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020
Made 13th February 2020
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 14th February 2020
Coming into force 2nd March 2020
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 22(2)(b) and (c) and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19981and now exercisable by them2, make the following Regulations:
PART 1
TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND APPLICATION
Title, commencement and application
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2020. T
(2) These Regulations come into force on 2 March 2020 and apply to the provision of support to students in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2020, whether anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date.
PART 2
AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2017
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017
2. The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20173are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 17.
Amendments to regulation 16
3. In regulation 16 (new fee grant)—
(a) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£4,665” substitute “£4,530”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£4,335” substitute “£4,470”;
(b) in paragraph (4)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£2,410” substitute “£2,340”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£2,090” substitute “£2,160”.
Amendments to regulation 19
4. In regulation 19 (new fee loan in respect of courses beginning on or after 1 September 2012)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£4,335” substitute “£4,470”;
(b) in paragraph (4)(a), for “£2,090” substitute “£2,160”.
Amendments to regulation 22
5. In regulation 22 (accelerated graduate entry fee loan)—
(a) in paragraph (4)(a), for “£5,535” substitute “£5,785”;
(b) in paragraph (5)(b), for “£5,535” substitute “£5,785”.
Amendments to regulation 24
6. In regulation 24 (grants for disabled students’ living costs), in paragraph (3)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£22,472” substitute “£23,258”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£5,657” substitute “£5,849”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£1,894” substitute “£1,954”.
Amendment to regulation 26
7. In regulation 26 (grants for dependants – adult dependants’ grant)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”;
(b) In paragraph (3)(b), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”.
Amendment to regulation 27
8. In regulation 27 (grants for dependants – childcare grant)—
(a) in paragraph (7)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£161.50” substitute “£174.22”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£274.55” substitute “£298.69”;
(b) in paragraph (9)(a), for “£115” substitute “£134.70”.
Amendment to regulation 28
9. In regulation 28 (grants for dependants – parents’ learning allowance), in paragraph (2) for “£1,557” substitute “£1,766”.
Amendments to regulation 43
10. In regulation 43 (maximum amount of loans for eligible students with full entitlement who are 2010 cohort students, 2012 cohort students or 2012 accelerated graduate entry students undertaking their first year of study)—
(a) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for “£5,684” substitute “£5,848”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£10,288” substitute “£10,584”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£8,756” substitute “£9,008”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (iv), for “£8,756” substitute “£9,008”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (v), for “£7,344” substitute “£7,555”;
(b) in paragraph (3) —
(i) in sub-paragraph (i), for “£5,147” substitute “£5,295”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (ii), for “£9,368” substitute “£9,638”;
(iii) in sub-paragraph (iii), for “£7,616” substitute “£7,835”;
(iv) in sub-paragraph (iv), for “£7,616” substitute “£7,835”;
(v) in sub-paragraph (v), for “£6,803” substitute “£6,999”.
Amendments to regulation 45
11. In regulation 45 (students with reduced entitlement)—
(a) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£2,699” substitute “£2,777”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£5,058” substitute “£5,204”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£3,598” substitute “£4,428”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£3,598” substitute “£4,428”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£3,598” substitute “£3,702”;
(b) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for ”£2,699” substitute “£2,777”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£5,058” substitute “£5,204”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£4,304” substitute “£4,428”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£4,304” substitute “£4,428”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£3,598” substitute “£3,702”;
(c) in paragraph (1), sub-paragraph (c)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£4,263” substitute “£4,386”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£7,716” substitute “£7,938”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£6,567” substitute “£6,756”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£6,567” substitute “£6,756”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£5,508” substitute “£5,666”;
(d) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (a)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£2,052” substitute “£2,111”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£3,869” substitute “£3,980”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(e) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (b)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£2,052” substitute “£2,111”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£3,869” substitute “£3,980”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£3,146” substitute “£3,237”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£3,146” substitute “£3,237”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£2,804” substitute “£2,885”;
(f) in paragraph (2), sub-paragraph (c)—
(i) in paragraph (i), for “£3,860” substitute “£3,971”;
(ii) in paragraph (ii), for “£7,026” substitute “£7,228”;
(iii) in paragraph (iii), for “£5,712” substitute “£5,876”;
(iv) in paragraph (iv), for “£5,712” substitute “£5,876”;
(v) in paragraph (v), for “£5,102” substitute “£5,249”.
Amendments to regulation 50
12. In regulation 50 (increases in maximum amount), paragraph (1)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£84” substitute “£86”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£162” substitute “£167”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (c), for “£177” substitute “£182”;
(d) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£177” substitute “£182”;
(e) in sub-paragraph (e), for “£127” substitute “£131”.
Amendments to regulation 88
13. In regulation 88 (grants for disabled part-time student’s living costs), paragraph (3)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£16,853” substitute “£17,443”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£5,657” substitute “£5,849”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (d), for “£1,420” substitute “£1,465”.
Amendment to regulation 91
14. In regulation 91 (part-time adult dependants’ grant)—
(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”;
(b) in paragraph (3)(b), for “£2,732” substitute “£3,094”.
Amendments to regulation 92
15. In regulation 92 (part-time childcare grant)—
(a) in paragraph 6—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£161.50” substitute “£174.22”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£274.55” substitute “£298.69”;
(b) in paragraph (8)(a), for “£115” substitute “£134.70”.
Amendment to regulation 93
16. In regulation 93 (part-time parents’ learning allowance), in paragraph (2) for “£1,557” substitute “£1,766”.
Amendment to regulation 117
17. In regulation 117 (amount of grant), in paragraph (2) for “£20,000” substitute “£20,580”.
PART 3
AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2018
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018
18. The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20184are amended in accordance with regulations 19 to 29.
Amendment to regulation 40
19. In regulation 40 (amount of tuition fee loan), in Table 2, category of student 4, column 4 for—
(a) “Wales, England and Scotland” substitute “Wales and England”;
(b) “Northern Ireland” in the last place that it occurs substitute “Scotland and Northern Ireland”.
Amendments to regulation 55
20. In regulation 55 (amount of maintenance loan: full-time students), Table 7—
(a) in column 1, for “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” substitute “Beginning on or after 1 September 2020”;
(b) in column 4, for—
(i) “£6,840” substitute “£7,335”;
(ii) “£10,530” substitute “£11,260”;
(iii) “£8,225” substitute “£8,810”;
(iv) “£3,420” substitute “£3,665”;
(v) “£5,265” substitute “£5,630”;
(vi) “£4,110” substitute “£4,405”.
Amendments to regulation 56
21. In regulation 56 (amount of maintenance loan: full-time students who qualify for special support payment)—
(a) in...
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