PART 1 Title, coming into force and application

Title and coming into force

1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 17 March 2025.

Application

2.  Regulations 7 to 20 and 22 to 32 (update of amounts: the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 and the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018) apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2025, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date.

PART 2 Amendment to the Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014

3.  The Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014( 3) are amended in accordance with this Part.

4.  In regulation 6(10D)(b), in the Welsh language text, for “sydd â chaniatâd i ddod i mewn neu i aros” substitute “y rhoddwyd caniatâd iddo ddod i mewn neu aros”.

PART 3 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

5.  The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017( 4) are amended in accordance with this Part.

6.  In regulation 4(10C)(b), in the Welsh language text, for “sydd â chaniatâd i ddod i mewn neu i aros” substitute “y rhoddwyd caniatâd iddo ddod i mewn neu aros”.

7.  In each of regulations 24(3)(a), 88(3)(a) and 117(2)(a), for “£33,460” substitute “£34,000”.

8.  In regulation 26(3), in each of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), for “£3,353” substitute “£3,407”.

9.  In regulation 27—

(a) in paragraph (7)(a), for “£189” substitute “£192”;

(b) in paragraph (7)(b), for “£324” substitute “£329”;

(c) in paragraph (9)(a), for “£145” substitute “£147”.

10.  In regulation 28(2), for “£1,914” substitute “£1,945”.

11.  In regulation 29(2)—

(a) for “£1,192” substitute “£1,211”;

(b) for “£3,570” substitute “£3,628”;

(c) for “£4,762” substitute “£4,839”;

(d) for “£5,960” substitute “£6,056”.

12.  In regulation 43—

(a) in paragraph (2)(i), for “£6,336” substitute “£6,438”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(ii), for “£11,465” substitute “£11,650”;

(c) in paragraph (2), in each of sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv), for “£9,759” substitute “£9,917”;

(d) in paragraph (2)(v), for “£8,185” substitute “£8,317”;

(e) in paragraph (3)(i), for “£5,737” substitute “£5,830”;

(f) in paragraph (3)(ii), for “£10,440” substitute “£10,609”;

(g) in paragraph (3), in each of sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv), for “£8,488” substitute “£8,625”;

(h) in paragraph (3)(v), for “£7,582” substitute “£7,705”.

13.  In regulation 45—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b)(i), for “£3,008” substitute “£3,057”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii), for “£5,638” substitute “£5,729”;

(c) in paragraph (1)(b), in each of paragraphs (iii) and (iv), for “£4,797” substitute “£4,875”;

(d) in paragraph (1)(b)(v), for “£4,011” substitute “£4,076”;

(e) in paragraph (1)(c)(i), for “£4,752” substitute “£4,829”;

(f) in paragraph (1)(c)(ii), for “£8,599” substitute “£8,738”;

(g) in paragraph (1)(c), in each of paragraphs (iii) and (iv), for “£7,319” substitute “£7,438”;

(h) in paragraph (1)(c)(v), for “£6,139” substitute “£6,238”;

(i) in paragraph (2)(b)(i), for “£2,286” substitute “£2,323”;

(j) in paragraph (2)(b)(ii), for “£4,311” substitute “£4,381”;

(k) in paragraph (2)(b), in each of paragraphs (iii) and (iv), for “£3,507” substitute “£3,564”;

(l) in paragraph (2)(b)(v), for “£3,125” substitute “£3,176”;

(m) in paragraph (2)(c)(i), for “£4,303” substitute “£4,373”;

(n) in paragraph (2)(c)(ii), for “£7,830” substitute “£7,957”;

(o) in paragraph (2)(c), in each of paragraphs (iii) and (iv), for “£6,366” substitute “£6,469”;

(p) in paragraph (2)(c)(v), for “£5,737” substitute “£5,779”.

14.  In regulation 50(1)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£94” substitute “£96”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£181” substitute “£184”;

(c) in each of sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), for “£198” substitute “£201”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (e), for “£142” substitute “£144”.

15.  In regulation 56—

(a) in paragraph (3)(a), for “£4,752” substitute “£4,829”;

(b) in paragraph (3)(b), for “£8,599” substitute “£8,738”;

(c) in paragraph (3), in each of sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), for “£7,319” substitute “£7,438”;

(d) in paragraph (3)(e), for “£6,139” substitute “£6,238”;

(e) in paragraph (4)(a), for “£4,303” substitute “£4,373”;

(f) in paragraph (4)(b), for “£7,830” substitute “£7,957”;

(g) in paragraph (4), in each of sub-paragraphs (c) and (d), for “£6,366” substitute “£6,469”;

(h) in paragraph (4)(e), for “£5,687” substitute “£5,779”.

16.  In regulation 91(3), in each of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), for “£3,353” substitute “£3,407”.

17.  In regulation 92—

(a) in paragraph (6)(a), for “£189” substitute “£192”;

(b) in paragraph (6)(b), for “£324” substitute “£329”;

(c) in paragraph (8)(a), for “£145” substitute “£147”.

18.  In regulation 93(2), for “£1,914” substitute “£1,945”.

19.  In regulation 94(2)—

(a) for “£1,192” substitute “£1,211”;

(b) for “£3,570” substitute “£3,628”;

(c) for “£4,762” substitute “£4,839”;

(d) for “£5,960” substitute “£6,056”.

20.  In Schedule 5, in paragraph 3(3) and in Schedule 6, in paragraph 2(3), for “£1,130” substitute “£1,150”.

PART 4 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

21.  The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018( 5) are amended in accordance with this Part.

22.  In regulation 55, in Table 7—

(a) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(b) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

23.  In regulation 56—

(a) in Table 8—

(i) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(ii) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

(b) in Table 8A—

(i) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(ii) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

24.  In regulation 57(7), in Table 9—

(a) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(b) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

25.  In regulation 58(2), in Table 10—

(a) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(b) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

26.  In regulation 58A(2), in Table 10A—

(a) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(b) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

27.  In regulation 63(2) and in Schedule 4, in paragraph 20(2), for “£33,460” substitute “£34,000”.

28.  In regulation 72(2), in Table 11—

(a) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(b) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

29.  In regulation 74, in Table 12—

(a) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(b) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

30.  In regulation 76—

(a) in paragraph (2), in Table 13—

(i) in column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2024” insert “but before 1 September 2025”;

(ii) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entry—

(b) in paragraph (4)(a), for “£145” substitute “£147”.

31.  In regulation 77(1)—

(a) for “£6,332” substitute “£6,434”;

(b) for “£8,711” substitute “£8,852”;

(c) for “£9,902” substitute “£10,062”;

(d) for “£11,100” substitute “£11,279”.

32.  In Schedule 3, in paragraph 3(4), in Table 15, in column 2, for “£1,130” substitute “£1,150”.

33.  In Schedule 7, in paragraph 1, in Table 16—

(a) omit the table entry relating to “leave to enter or remain as a protected partner”;

(b) at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert the following table entry—

PART 5 Amendments to the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018

34.  The Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018( 6) are amended in accordance with this Part.

35.  In regulation 2(3)—

(a) for “the Table”, in both places it occurs, substitute “Table 1”;

(b) in the heading of the Table, at the end insert “1”.

36.  In regulation 13—

(a) in paragraph (1), for the words from “a person” to the end substitute—

“Table 2 sets out the amount of postgraduate doctoral degree loan that a person may apply for towards the costs of undertaking a designated course where—

(a) Column 1 specifies the course in relation to which the amount of postgraduate doctoral degree loan specified in Column 2 applies, and

(b) Column 2 specifies the amount of loan available in respect of the corresponding entry in Column 1.

(b) in paragraph (2)(b), for “£28,655” substitute “the amount of postgraduate doctoral degree loan available to a person under paragraph (1) in respect of the course”.

PART 6 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019

37.  The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019( 7) are amended in accordance with this Part.

38.  In regulation 16(1)(b)(viii), in the Welsh language text, for “sydd â chaniatâd i ddod i mewn neu i aros” substitute “y rhoddwyd caniatâd iddo ddod i mewn neu aros”.

39.  In regulation 31ZA—

(a) in paragraph (2), for the words from “the amount” to the end substitute—

“Table A1 sets out the amount of contribution to costs loan available to an eligible student in respect of a designated course where—

(a) Column 1 specifies the course in relation to which the amount of contribution to costs loan specified in Column 2 applies, and

(b) Column 2 specifies the amount of loan available in respect of the corresponding entry in Column 1.

(b) in paragraph (3)(b), for “£18,950” substitute “the amount of contribution to costs loan available to an eligible student under paragraph (2) in respect of the designated course”.

40.  In regulation 36A(7), for “£18,950” substitute “the amount of contribution to costs loan available to an eligible student under regulation 31ZA(2) in respect of the designated course”.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend—

(a) the Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (“ the 2014 Regulations”) (see Part 2 of the Regulations),

(b) the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (“ the 2017 Regulations”) (see Part 3 of the Regulations),

(c) the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“ the 2018 Regulations”) (see Part 4 of the Regulations),

(d) the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“ the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations”) (see Part 5 of the Regulations), and

(e) the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (“ the 2019 Regulations”) (see Part 6 of the Regulations).

Part 1 of these Regulations provides for the coming into force and application of these Regulations.

Parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 of these Regulations amend various amounts specified in the 2017 Regulations, the 2018 Regulations, the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations and the 2019 Regulations respectively.

In Parts 2, 3 and 6, regulations 4, 6 and 38 make corrections to the 2014 Regulations, the 2017 Regulations and the 2019 Regulations respectively, in connection with amendments made to each of those Regulations by the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024, to replace an erroneous reference to a term in the Welsh language text.

In Part 4, regulation 33 makes a related correction to the 2018 Regulations, to ensure a defined term is set out in full.

In Part 5, regulation 35 makes amendments which are consequential on the amendments made by regulation 36.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.