Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

43.  In regulation 105 (Minimum level of loan for living costs)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “or 2012”, substitute “, 2012 or 2016”;

(ii) omit “, 73(5)”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “or 2012”, substitute “, 2012 or 2016”;

(ii) omit “, 73(5)”;

(c) in paragraph (3), for “in regulations 74(5) and 75(5)”, substitute “in regulation 74(5)”;

(d) in paragraph (4), for “in regulations 74(5) and 75(5)”, substitute “in regulation 74(5)”;

(e) after paragraph (6), insert—

“(6A) Subject to paragraphs (6B) and (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(g), the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80A is—

(a) £3,039, in the case of a student in category A;

(b) £5,330, in the case of a student in category B;

(c) £4,540, in the case of a student in category C;

(d) £3,821, in the case of a student in category D.

(6B) Subject to paragraph (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(g), where the academic year in question is the final year of a course other than an intensive course, the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80A is—

(a) £2,792, in the case of a student in category A;

(b) £4,855, in the case of a student in category B;

(c) £3,945, in the case of a student in category C;

(d) £3,553, in the case of a student in category D.

(6C) Subject to paragraphs (6D) and (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(h), the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80B is—

(a) £3,039, in the case of a student in category A;

(b) £5,330, in the case of a student in category B;

(c) £4,540, in the case of a student in category C;

(d) £3,821, in the case of a student in category D.

(6D) Subject to paragraph (7), for a 2016 cohort student who satisfies all the conditions in regulation 71(1)(h), where the academic year in question is the final year of a course other than an intensive course, the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 80B is—

(a) £2,792, in the case of a student in category A;

(b) £4,855, in the case of a student in category B;

(c) £3,945, in the case of a student in category C;

(d) £3,553, in the case of a student in category D.”;

(f) in paragraph (7), for “(1) to (6)” substitute “(1) to (6D)”;

(g) in paragraph (8), for “or (6)” substitute “, (6), (6A), (6B), (6C) or (6D)”.