The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Maximum amount of loans for eligible students with full entitlement who are 2011 cohort students

44.—(1) This regulation applies to an eligible student with full entitlement who is a 2011 cohort student.

(2) Subject to regulations 46 to 51, 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 where—

• X is, for such a student in—

  (i)

  category 1, £5,358;

  (ii)

  category 2, £9,697;

  (iii)

  category 3, £8,253;

  (iv)

  category 4, £8,253;

  (v)

  category 5, £6,922;

• Y is the maintenance grant amount.

(3) Subject to regulations 46 to 51, 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 where—

• X is, for such a student in—

  (i)

  category 1, £4,851;

  (ii)

  category 2, £8,830;

  (iii)

  category 3, £7,179;

  (iv)

  category 4, £7,179;

  (v)

  category 5, £6,412;

• Y is the maintenance grant amount.

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

(a) where the eligible student referred to in paragraph (1) qualifies under regulation 37 for an amount of maintenance grant, the amount that is equal to £0.50 for every £1 of maintenance grant for which that student qualifies, up to a maximum value for Y of £2,688;

(b) where no maintenance grant is payable under regulation 37, nil.