Rates of undergraduate student support (2018 cohort) for academic year 2025 to 2026 (SFWIN 02/2025)
This Student Finance Wales information notice (SFWIN) describes the undergraduate student support loan and grant rates. For eligible students who began a course on or after 1 August 2018.
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Introduction
This Information Notice describes the undergraduate student support loan and grant rates in the 2025 to 2026 academic year. These are rates which may vary from year-to-year.
The figures shown in this Information Notice relate to students who started their course after 1 August 2012 and before 1 August 2018.
These rates are subject to regulations being made. In the event of a difference between the regulations and this document, the regulations prevail.
Fee and maintenance support for full-time students
Full-time fee support
Eligible full-time students who are ordinarily resident in Wales can apply for a fee loan. The fee loan is not means-tested.
Fee loan rates
- Maximum fee loan for an ordinary provider, £9,535
- Maximum fee loan for a private provider, £6,355
The maximum fee that ordinary higher education providers in the UK can charge in academic year 2025 to 2026 is £9,535. Note that private providers are not subject to fee caps. The maximum fee for accelerated degree courses in England is £11,440. However, a fee loan will only be made available up to £9,535 and any shortfall must be met by the student. This applies to students undertaking accelerated degree courses and also students undertaking courses at providers which are not subject to a fee cap.
Maximum fee support in special cases
The student support regulations make provision for different amounts of fee support in certain cases.
Final year
The maximum tuition fee loan available will be reduced in the final academic year of courses where the course end date is earlier and which require reduced periods of study (less than 15 weeks of study).
The tuition fee loan available for such courses will be:
- up to £4,765 for those provided at an ordinary provider where up to £9,535 can be charged, and
- up to £3,175 (50% of £6,355 rounded down to the nearest whole £5) for those provided at a private provider
Students at providers in Wales or England
Students who undertake a year abroad study placement outside of the Erasmus+/Turing/ILE (TAITH) scheme will be charged a tuition fee up to 15% of the provider’s maximum fee cap. Eligible students who are ordinarily resident in Wales and study on a designated course will have access to fee support of:
- up to the maximum tuition fee charged (£1,430, where the maximum fee is £9,535), or
- up to £950 (15% of £6,355 rounded down to the nearest whole £5) for courses at a private provider.
Students who undertake a year abroad placement for either study or work within the Erasmus+/Turing/ILE (TAITH) scheme will be charged a tuition fee up to 15% of the provider’s maximum fee cap. Eligible students who study on a designated course will have access to fee support of up to the maximum tuition fee charged (£1,430, where the maximum fee is £9,535). Private providers do not participate in the Erasmus+ scheme.
Providers in England which are either registered on the Office for Students register or have recognised Degree-Awarding Powers are eligible to participate in the Turing scheme.
Recognised or regulated providers and private providers in Wales are eligible to participate in the ILE (TAITH) scheme.
Students who undertake a work placement year as part of a sandwich course will be charged a tuition fee up to 20% of the provider’s maximum fee cap.
Eligible students will have access to a tuition fee loan of:
- up to the maximum tuition fee charged (£1,905, where the maximum fee is £9,535), or
- up to £1,270 (20% of £6,355 rounded down to the nearest whole £5) for courses at a private provider
Students at providers in Scotland
Students at ordinary providers in Scotland who undertake a year abroad study or work placement outside of the Erasmus+/Turing scheme will be charged a tuition fee up to 50% of the provider’s maximum fee cap. Eligible students will have access to a fee loan:
- up to £4,765 for the tuition fee charged, or
- up to £3,175 for courses at a private provider
Students at ordinary providers in Scotland who undertake a year abroad placement for either study or work within the Erasmus+/Turing scheme will be charged a tuition fee up to 15% of the provider’s maximum fee cap. Eligible students will have access to a fee loan for the tuition fee charged up to £1,430. Private institutions do not participate in the Erasmus+/Turing scheme.
Students at providers in Scotland, and who are undertaking a sandwich work placement year in academic year 2025 to 2026, will have access to a tuition fee loan of:
- up to £4,765 (50% of maximum fee loan), or
- up to £3,175 for courses at a private provider
Students at providers in Northern Ireland
Students on courses at providers in Northern Ireland, and who are undertaking a part year abroad for a study or work placement outside of the Erasmus+/Turing scheme (Northern Ireland providers provide a fee waiver to Erasmus+/Turing students and no fee support is necessary) will have access to a tuition fee loan of:
- up to £4,765, or
- up to £3,175 for courses at a private provider
Students at providers in Northern Ireland, and who are undertaking a sandwich work placement year in academic year 2025 to 2026, will have access to a tuition fee loan of:
- up to £4,765,or
- up to £3,175 for courses at a private provider
Students undertaking an accelerated graduate entry course in the UK
Students undertaking an accelerated graduate entry course at an ordinary provider in the UK are eligible for a fee loan of up to £6,070.
Full-time maintenance support
Eligible full-time students can apply for maintenance support for living and study costs by means of a base grant, a maintenance grant and a maintenance loan.
Eligible full-time students, subject to certain exceptions, will receive the non-means-tested base grant of £1,000.
A means tested maintenance grant is available to those with a household income of up to £59,200. The maximum amount of grant is available to those with a household income of £18,370 or below. The total amount of maintenance support and the balance between loan and grant is dependent on where the student is living and studying, and their household income, as follows:
- Students living at home are entitled to a maximum amount of maintenance support of £10,480. The maximum grant is £6,885. This is reduced by £1 for every additional £6.937 of income above £18,370. The balance to the maximum amount of £10,480 can be taken as loan.
- Students studying away from home, in London, are entitled to a maximum amount of maintenance support of £15,415. The maximum grant is £10,124. This is reduced by £1 for every additional £4.475 of income above £18,370. The balance to the maximum amount of £15,415 can be taken as loan.
- Students studying away from home, outside London, are entitled to a maximum amount of maintenance support of £12,345. The maximum grant is £8,100. This is reduced by £1 for every additional £5.75 of income above £18,370. The balance to the maximum amount of £12,345 can be taken as loan.
An illustration of the amounts of grant and loan support available at various levels of household income is shown in tables 1A to 1C (section: illustrative tables).
Full-time special support payment
Students in receipt of certain benefits will have part of the student support they receive from the Welsh Government disregarded for the purpose of calculating their income when applying for those benefits.
Eligible students include those who:
- have dependent children and do not have a partner
- have dependent children and their partner is also a full-time student, or
- are eligible for certain specified disability benefits
The process for calculating entitlement is complex and set out within regulations. The total amount of maintenance support and the minimum amount of loan payable to a student eligible for special support payment is dependent on where the student is living and studying, as follows:
- Students eligible for special support payment, living at home are entitled to a maximum amount of maintenance support of £10,480. The minimum amount of maintenance loan payable to an eligible student is £4,740.
- Students eligible for special support payment, studying away from home, in London, are entitled to a maximum amount of maintenance support of £15,415. The minimum amount of maintenance loan payable to an eligible student is £7,205.
- Students eligible for special support payment, studying away from home, outside London, are entitled to a maximum amount of maintenance support of £12,345. The minimum amount of maintenance loan payable to an eligible student is £5,670.
An illustration of the amounts of grant and loan support available at various levels of household income is shown in tables 2A to 2C (section: illustrative tables).
Full-time reduced rate maintenance loans
Eligible full-time students on full-year sandwich course paid placements where the periods of full-time study are less than 10 weeks in aggregate can apply for a reduced maintenance loan only.
The reduced rate is half the full maintenance loan rate rounded down to the nearest whole £5.
- Students living at home are entitled to a reduced rate maintenance loan of £4,740, where the full rate of maintenance loan is £9,480.
- Students studying away from home, in London, are entitled to a reduced rate maintenance loan of £7,205, where the full rate of maintenance loan is £14,415.
- Students studying away from home, outside London, are entitled to a reduced rate maintenance loan of £5,670, where the full rate of maintenance loan is £11,345.
Dependent child deduction
An amount of income may be disregarded when calculating the household income to be taken into account when determining the level of maintenance grant. This applies where there are dependent children in the household who is not the student.
In calculating the household income of full-time students, £1,150 may be disregarded per dependent child.
Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses
Eligible full-time students undertaking a full-time course of ITE can apply for the fee and maintenance support described above.
Fee and maintenance support for part-time students
Part-time fee support
Eligible part-time students who are ordinarily resident in Wales can apply for a fee loan. The fee loan is not means-tested.
Fee loan rates: ordinary provider
- Maximum fee loan for Welsh providers, £2,625
- Maximum fee loan for the Open University, £2,625
- Maximum fee loan for other UK providers, £7,145
Fee loan rates: private provider
- Maximum fee loan for a Welsh institution, £2,625
- Maximum fee loan for other UK institutions, £4,765
Note that providers and institutions are not subject to fee caps and can charge fees higher than the maximum part-time fee loan available. A fee loan will only be made available up to the maximum amounts stated and any shortfall must be met by the student.
Part-time maintenance support
Eligible part-time students can apply for maintenance support by means of a base grant, a maintenance grant and a maintenance loan. All eligible students are entitled to a non-means-tested base grant, the amount of which is determined by the intensity of study. For example, based on the £1,000 base grant available to full-time students, a part-time student studying at 50% intensity would receive a base grant of £500.
The amount of maintenance grant and loan depends on the intensity of study and household income. For academic year 2025 to 2026, support for part-time students is based on a full-time equivalent amount of £9,105, prorated by intensity of study. However, to be classed as a part-time course the maximum hours of study is considered to be 75% of those on a full-time course (i.e. 75% intensity). Therefore, the maximum amount of loan and grant combined available to part-time students is 75% of £9,105, which is £6,829.
The amount of grant is based on a full-time equivalent of £6,000, reduced by £1 for every additional £6.84 of income above £25,000, and prorated by intensity of study.
The maximum grant is, therefore, £4,500, based on 75% study intensity. As with full-time students, the amount of grant reduced in this way can be replaced by a loan.
For part-time students eligible for a Special Support Payment, any part-time maintenance grant they receive will be designated as a Special Support Grant.
An illustration of the amounts of grant and loan support available at various levels of household income is shown in tables 3A to 3C (section: illustrative tables).
Part-time Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses
Eligible part-time students undertaking a part-time course of ITE can apply for the fee and maintenance support described above.
Disabled student’s grant
Undergraduate students, studying full time or part time, may be eligible for a grant to assist with additional expenditure which the student is obliged to incur as a direct result of their disability. It is not means-tested or pro-rated based on the intensity of study.
The maximum amount of grant in academic year 2025 to 2026 will be £34,000 and covers the following areas of expenditure:
- non-medical personal helper
- major items of specialist equipment, and
- other disability related expenditure
A separate uncapped travel allowance will also be available for students who incur additional study related travel costs due to their disability.
Additional support for full-time and part-time students
Increased maintenance loans for full-time extended years
Eligible full-time students can apply for an additional amount of maintenance loan for study in academic years which last longer than 30 weeks and 3 days:
- £96 per week for students living at home
- £184 per week for students studying away from home, in London
- £144 per week for students studying away from home, outside London
Grants for dependants
Adult dependant’s grant
An adult dependant’s grant may be payable to an eligible full-time or part-time student who has a dependent partner or other adult dependant. Where applicable, the maximum grant in academic year 2025 to 2026 in respect of a spouse will be £3,407 (subject to intensity of study calculation for part time students). Where the student does not have a partner, a student may be eligible for this grant in respect of one adult dependant whose net income does not exceed £3,923.
Childcare grant
A childcare grant is made available to assist an eligible full-time or part-time student with the costs of childcare incurred while attending a course.
The amount of grant payable will be based on 85% of actual childcare costs, subject to a maximum grant of:
- £192 per week for one child (subject to intensity of study calculation for part-time students), or
- £329 per week for two or more children (subject to intensity of study calculation for part-time students)
Where a childcare provider has not been identified, the amount of childcare grant payable in academic year 2025 to 2026 will be based on 85% of actual childcare costs, subject to a maximum grant of £147 per week (subject to intensity of study calculation for part time students). This lower rate payment will be made until details of the childcare provider have been submitted and may only be paid for one academic quarter (usually a term).
Parents’ learning allowance/grant
A parents’ learning allowance/grant is made available to eligible full-time or part-time students who have children.
The maximum amount of parents’ learning allowance payable in academic year 2025 to 2026 will be £1,945 (subject to intensity of study calculation for part time students) and the minimum £53.
Dependants income disregards
An amount of income is disregarded when calculating entitlement to grants for dependants. For part-time students, the amount of income disregarded is also subject to intensity of study calculation.
- £6,434 is disregarded where the eligible student has no dependent children
- £8,852 is disregarded where the eligible student is not a lone parent and has one dependent child
- £10,062 is disregarded where the eligible student is not a lone parent and has more than one dependent child, or is a lone parent and has one dependent child
- £11,279 is disregarded where the eligible student is a lone parent and has more than one dependent child
Grant for travel
A grant for travel is made available to eligible full-time students only, on medicine or dentistry courses or who study or work overseas as part of their designated course under certain circumstances. The actual amount incurred is reimbursed, less a disregard.
The amount to be disregarded in any assessment of claims will be:
- £303 for students with a household income below £59,200, or
- £1,000 for students that are not income assessed or have a household income above £59,200
This means that students have to self-fund the first £303 or £1,000 of their travel costs as applicable before any travel grant is paid.
Part-time Intensity of study bandings
Students undertaking part-time courses are eligible to apply for grants for dependants when studying at an intensity of study of at least 25% of a full-time equivalent course.
The intensity of study bandings used to calculate the amount of grant for dependants payable are as follows:
- 25% where the intensity of study for the academic year is at least 25% and below 30%
- 30% where the intensity of study for the academic year is at least 30% and below 40%
- 40% where the intensity of study for the academic year is at least 40% and below 50%
- 50% where the intensity of study for the academic year is at least 50% but less than 60%
- 60% where the intensity of study for the academic year is at least 60% but less than 75%, and
- 75% where the intensity of study for the academic year is at least 75% or more
Support for students on NHS courses
Refer to Student Awards Services: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership for comprehensive information.
From the 2024 to 2025 academic year all eligible full-time students on healthcare courses (including medicine and dentistry) can apply for a full rate of maintenance loan during their bursary years.
Medicine and dentistry
Fee and maintenance support is provided by both the NHS and the Welsh Government (via Student Finance Wales (SFW)). Support is by way of non-repayable bursaries (NHS) and repayable loans (SFW).
Full-time four-year courses
Fee and maintenance support is available for those on accelerated graduate entry courses, which are four years in duration.
Fee support in year one comprises a tuition fee loan of up to £6,070 via SFW. Students must fund the remainder of the tuition fee themselves, no NHS tuition fee bursary is available. In the following years (years two to four), an NHS tuition fee bursary up to £3,465 is paid and a tuition fee loan up to £6,070 via SFW is available to meet the balance of the tuition fee.
Maintenance support comprises a mixture of repayable loan from SFW and non-repayable bursaries from the NHS. Students can apply for a full rate of maintenance loan from SFW in year one, no NHS bursary is available. In each of the following years (years two through four), support is provided via a non-repayable NHS bursary and students can also apply for a full rate of maintenance loan from SFW.
Full-time five-year courses
Fee and maintenance support is available for those on five-year courses.
Fee support in years one through four is in the form of a tuition fee loan via SFW (up to the maximum of £9,535). Fee support in year five is a non-repayable NHS bursary. If a student has an honours degree from a UK institution, they will not be eligible for fee loan support for a five-year course.
For eligible full-time students who undertake a five-year medical/dentistry course as a first undergraduate degree, they can apply to SFW for a means-tested maintenance grant and maintenance loan in years one to four of the course, no NHS bursary is available. In year five, maintenance support is provided via a non-repayable NHS bursary and students can also apply for a full rate maintenance loan from SFW.
For eligible full-time students who undertake five-year medicine/dentistry courses as a second or subsequent undergraduate degree, they can apply for a maintenance loan only from SFW in years one to four of the course, no maintenance grant support is available from SFW. In year five, maintenance support is provided via a non-repayable NHS bursary and students can also apply for a full rate maintenance loan from SFW.
Nurses and other health professionals
Eligible nursing and other qualifying health professional students, who are ordinarily resident in Wales and studying in Wales, will have their fees paid in full by the NHS bursary.
Maintenance support is in the form of a non-repayable bursary from the NHS. Eligible students on a full-time first undergraduate degree and eligible students on a second or subsequent full-time undergraduate degree, may also be eligible for a full rate maintenance loan from SFW.
Since 2018 to 2019, eligible students studying in Wales who apply for an NHS bursary, must commit to work in Wales for a period of two years post-qualification. Students who do not commit to the two-year period, or study outside Wales, are not eligible for the NHS bursary and may apply to SFW for the student support package applicable to full or part-time students, subject to satisfying the previous study rules. Students may also be eligible for other grants and allowances from SFW.
Illustrative tables
Table 1A: Maintenance grant and loan entitlement by level of income (for students living at home and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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18,370 | 6,885 | 3,595 | 10,480 |
20,000 | 6,651 | 3,829 | 10,480 |
25,000 | 5,930 | 4,550 | 10,480 |
30,000 | 5,209 | 5,271 | 10,480 |
35,000 | 4,488 | 5,992 | 10,480 |
40,000 | 3,767 | 6,713 | 10,480 |
45,000 | 3,047 | 7,433 | 10,480 |
50,000 | 2,326 | 8,154 | 10,480 |
55,000 | 1,605 | 8,875 | 10,480 |
59,200 | 1,000 | 9,480 | 10,480 |
Table 1B: Maintenance grant and loan entitlement by level of income (for students studying away from home, in London and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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18,370 | 10,124 | 5,291 | 15,415 |
20,000 | 9,760 | 5,655 | 15,415 |
25,000 | 8,643 | 6,772 | 15,415 |
30,000 | 7,526 | 7,889 | 15,415 |
35,000 | 6,408 | 9,007 | 15,415 |
40,000 | 5,291 | 10,124 | 15,415 |
45,000 | 4,174 | 11,241 | 15,415 |
50,000 | 3,056 | 12,359 | 15,415 |
55,000 | 1,939 | 13,476 | 15,415 |
59,200 | 1,000 | 14,415 | 15,415 |
Table 1C: Maintenance grant and loan entitlement by level of income (for students studying away from home, outside London and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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18,370 | 8,100 | 4,245 | 12,345 |
20,000 | 7,817 | 4,528 | 12,345 |
25,000 | 6,947 | 5,398 | 12,345 |
30,000 | 6,078 | 6,267 | 12,345 |
35,000 | 5,208 | 7,137 | 12,345 |
40,000 | 4,339 | 8,006 | 12,345 |
45,000 | 3,469 | 8,876 | 12,345 |
50,000 | 2,600 | 9,745 | 12,345 |
55,000 | 1,730 | 10,615 | 12,345 |
59,200 | 1,000 | 11,345 | 12,345 |
Table 2A: Maintenance grant and loan entitlement for those eligible for Special Support Payment by level of income (for students living at home and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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18,370 | 6,885 | 4,740 | 11,625 |
20,000 | 6,651 | 4,740 | 11,391 |
25,000 | 5,930 | 4,740 | 10,670 |
30,000 | 5,209 | 5,271 | 10,480 |
35,000 | 4,488 | 5,992 | 10,480 |
40,000 | 3,767 | 6,713 | 10,480 |
45,000 | 3,047 | 7,433 | 10,480 |
50,000 | 2,326 | 8,154 | 10,480 |
55,000 | 1,605 | 8,875 | 10,480 |
59,200 | 1,000 | 9,480 | 10,480 |
Table 2B: Maintenance grant and loan entitlement for those eligible for Special Support Payment by level of income (for students studying away from home, in London and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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18,370 | 10,124 | 7,205 | 17,329 |
20,000 | 9,760 | 7,205 | 16,965 |
25,000 | 8,643 | 7,205 | 15,848 |
30,000 | 7,526 | 7,889 | 15,415 |
35,000 | 6,408 | 9,007 | 15,415 |
40,000 | 5,291 | 10,124 | 15,415 |
45,000 | 4,174 | 11,241 | 15,415 |
50,000 | 3,056 | 12,359 | 15,415 |
55,000 | 1,939 | 13,476 | 15,415 |
59,200 | 1,000 | 14,415 | 15,415 |
Table 2C: Maintenance grant and loan entitlement for those eligible for Special Support Payment by level of income (for students studying away from home, outside London and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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18,370 | 8,100 | 5,670 | 13,770 |
20,000 | 7,817 | 5,670 | 13,487 |
25,000 | 6,947 | 5,670 | 12,617 |
30,000 | 6,078 | 6,267 | 12,345 |
35,000 | 5,208 | 7,137 | 12,345 |
40,000 | 4,339 | 8,006 | 12,345 |
45,000 | 3,469 | 8,876 | 12,345 |
50,000 | 2,600 | 9,745 | 12,345 |
55,000 | 1,730 | 10,615 | 12,345 |
59,200 | 1,000 | 11,345 | 12,345 |
Table 3A: Part-time maintenance grant and loan entitlement by level of income, (for students studying at 75% intensity and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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25,000 | 4,500 | 2,329 | 6,829 |
30,000 | 3,953 | 2,876 | 6,829 |
35,000 | 3,404 | 3,425 | 6,829 |
40,000 | 2,856 | 3,973 | 6,829 |
45,000 | 2,308 | 4,521 | 6,829 |
50,000 | 1,760 | 5,069 | 6,829 |
55,000 | 1,211 | 5,618 | 6,829 |
59,200 | 750 | 6,079 | 6,829 |
Table 3B: Part-time maintenance grant and loan entitlement by level of income, (for students studying at 50% intensity and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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25,000 | 3,000 | 1,553 | 4,553 |
30,000 | 2,635 | 1,918 | 4,553 |
35,000 | 2,270 | 2,283 | 4,553 |
40,000 | 1,904 | 2,649 | 4,553 |
45,000 | 1,539 | 3,014 | 4,553 |
50,000 | 1,173 | 3,380 | 4,553 |
55,000 | 808 | 3,745 | 4,553 |
59,200 | 500 | 4,053 | 4,553 |
Table 3C: Part-time maintenance grant and loan entitlement by level of income, (for students studying at 25% intensity and who began a course on or after 1 August 2018) (£s)
All numbers have been rounded to the nearest £1 and therefore grants and loan amounts displayed in tables may not always add to the total support.
Household income | Maintenance grant | Maintenance loan | Total |
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25,000 | 1,500 | 776 | 2,276 |
30,000 | 1,318 | 959 | 2,276 |
35,000 | 1,135 | 1,142 | 2,276 |
40,000 | 952 | 1,324 | 2,276 |
45,000 | 769 | 1,507 | 2,276 |
50,000 | 587 | 1,690 | 2,276 |
55,000 | 404 | 1,873 | 2,276 |
59,200 | 250 | 2,026 | 2,276 |
Glossary of terms
Ordinary provider
An ordinary provider is a provider whose courses are designated by the student support regulations. See regulation 5 of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017, and regulation 5 of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018.
Private provider
A private provider is a provider whose courses are designated by the Welsh Ministers using their powers in the regulations. See regulation 5(8) of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017, and regulation 8 of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018.
International Learning Exchange Programme (also known as Taith)
Taith is a Welsh Government programme that funds international opportunities for education and youth providers in Wales. It supports outward and inward exchange opportunities for students and staff.
Turing
The Turing Scheme is a UK Government programme to provide funding for outward international opportunities in education and training.
Living at home
The student is living at the student's parent's home while undertaking the present course.
Studying away from home, in London
The student is living away from the student's parent's home while:
- undertaking a course at the University of London
- undertaking a course at an institution requiring attendance in the academic year at a site that is wholly or partly in London where at least half of any quarter of the course is provided at such a site, or
- undertaking a sandwich course in the academic year at an institution that requires the student to undertake work experience, or a combination of work experience and study, in London where that work experience, or combination of work experience and study, is undertaken for at least half of any quarter
Studying away from home, outside London
The student is living away from the student's parent's home but not studying in London, including attending an institution outside the United Kingdom as part of the student's course or undertaking an overseas work placement in an Erasmus+/Turing/ILE (known as TAITH) year.
Means-tested
This means the support provided is based on household income.
Non-means-tested
The means the support provided is not based on household income.