The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Insertion of new regulation 36A

12.  After regulation 36 (effect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner) insert—

“Effect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner — courses beginning on or after 1 August 2024

36A.— (1) This regulation applies in relation to a designated course beginning on or after 1 August 2024.

(2) Paragraph (3) applies where an eligible student who is in receipt of a contribution to costs loan becomes an eligible prisoner and continues to undertake a designated course.

(3) The Welsh Ministers must—

(a) adjust future payment of the contribution to costs loan or future payments of instalments of the contribution to costs loan, so that the total of the support received by the eligible student does not exceed the amount to which the student, as an eligible prisoner, is entitled to under regulation 31ZA(3), and

(b) make any future payments of the contribution to costs loan in accordance with regulation 33(4).

(4) Paragraphs (5) to (7) apply where an eligible prisoner who is in receipt of a contribution to costs loan ceases to be an eligible prisoner and remains an eligible student, and continues to undertake a designated course.

(5) The Welsh Ministers must make any future payments of the contribution to costs loan in accordance with regulation 33(2).

(6) Where an eligible student (“P”) ceases to be an eligible prisoner P may, subject to paragraph (7), apply for the amount of contribution to costs loan to be increased.

(7) The maximum amount of the increase of P’s contribution to costs loan for which P may apply under paragraph (6) is calculated by reference to the following formula—

where—

• Q equals £18,950;

• F equals the amount of contribution to costs loan for which P qualifies as an eligible prisoner;

• R equals the number of days of the designated course which remain when P ceases to be an eligible prisoner.

• T equals the total number of days of the duration of the designated course;”