UK GVT Student Fees and Awards

Published on: Feb 18, 2025

On Feb. 13, UK GVT amended 2025/26 student finance regulations.

  • UK GVT published The education (student fees, awards and support) (amendment) regulations 2025 (StIn 2025/162) which amends the Education (student support) regulations 2011 (StIn 2011/1986) and other subordinate legislation.
  • Follows UK GVT Nov. 2024 reported fees for 2025-26 academic year, see #232292.
  • Also follows UK GVT Jan. 2024 issued amendments to student fees regs, see #199096.
  • Amendments
  • Amends suite of legislation governing funding for further education students/higher education undergraduate/postgraduate students in England (student finance regs).
  • Changes to student finance regs for 2025/26 academic year primarily concern changes to maximum fee loans for undergraduate students and changes to maximum loans and grants for living and other costs for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • This instrument also extends student support and home fee status to the bereaved partners and their children of Hong Kong and Gurkha veterans and reduce maximum tuition fee loans for students starting foundation years in classroom-based subjects.
  • Such as business and social sciences, from the start of the 2025/26 academic year.
  • Effectiveness
  • The regulations come into force on Mar. 6, 2025.
Regulators
UK GVT
Entity Types
Bank; CNSM; MSB
Reference
StIn 2025/162, 2/13/2025; StIn 2007/779; StIn 2010/447; StIn 2012/1818; StIn 2016/606; StIn 2017/1189; StIn 2018/599; StIn 2022/349; Citation: StIn 2025/162; StIn 2011/1986;
Functions
Compliance; Financial; Legal; Risk; Treasury
Countries
United Kingdom
Category
State
N/A
Products
Banking; Education; Loan
Rule Type
Final
Regions
EMEA
Rule Date
Feb 13, 2025
Effective Date
Mar 6, 2025
Rule ID
243804
Linked to
Reg. Last Update
Feb 13, 2025
Report Section
UK