The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement who are not new cohort students

48.—(1) This regulation applies to a new system eligible student with full entitlement who is not a new cohort student (other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student whose contribution exceeds nil).

(2) Subject to regulations 53 to 58, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year other than a final year of a course that is not an intensive course is equal to (X−Y) where—

X is, for such a student in—

(i)

category 1, £3,673;

(ii)

category 2, £6,648;

(iii)

category 3, £5,658;

(iv)

category 4, £5,658;

(v)

category 5, £4,745;

Y is the maintenance grant amount.

(3) Subject to regulations 53 to 58, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year that is the final year of a course that is not an intensive course is equal to (X−Y) where—

X is, for such a student in—

(i)

category 1, £3,324;

(ii)

category 2, £6,053;

(iii)

category 3, £4,920;

(iv)

category 4, £4,920;

(v)

category 5, £4,396;

Y is the maintenance grant amount.

(4) In this regulation, “the maintenance grant amount” (“swm y grant cynhaliaeth”) is—

(a)where the new system eligible student referred to in paragraph (1) qualifies under regulation 38 for an amount of maintenance grant not exceeding £1,288, the amount of maintenance grant payable;

(b)where the new system eligible student referred to in paragraph (1) qualifies under regulation 38 for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,288; and

(c)where no maintenance grant is payable, nil.