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

• Citation: S.I. 2024/501 (W.)
• Sections: 13

Section 1 Title, coming into force and application

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 8 May 2024.

(3) These Regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student in relation to a course which begins on or after 1 August 2024, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date.

Section 2 Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019

The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 13.

Section 3 Amendment to regulation 10

In regulation 10(1), in exception 9A, omit the words from “save” to the end.

Section 4 Amendment to regulation 17

In regulation 17(3), after “regulation 36” insert “or 36A” .

Section 5 Amendment to regulation 18

In regulation 18(2)(d), at the beginning insert “in relation to a designated course beginning before 1 August 2024,” .

Section 6 Amendment to regulation 19

In regulation 19(1), after “regulation 31(4)” insert “or 31ZA(4)” .

Section 7 Amendments to regulations 24, 24A and 26

(1) In regulation 24 (base grant and contribution to costs grant), at the end insert “beginning before 1 August 2024” .

(2) In regulation 24A (qualifying conditions for base grant)—

(a) after “designated course” insert “beginning before 1 August 2024” ;

(b) omit “unless the eligible student is a postgraduate social care student”.

(3) In regulation 26 (qualifying conditions for contribution to costs grant)—

(a) after “designated course” insert “beginning before 1 August 2024” ;

(b) omit “or a postgraduate social care student”.

Section 8 Amendments to regulation 31

In regulation 31 (amount of contribution to costs loan)—

(a) in the heading, at the end insert “— courses beginning before 1 August 2024” ;

(b) before paragraph (1) insert—

(A1) This regulation applies in relation to a designated course beginning before 1 August 2024.

(c) in paragraph (1) omit “who is not a postgraduate social care student”.

Section 9 Insertion of new regulation 31ZA

After regulation 31 (amount of contribution to costs loan) insert—

Amount of contribution to costs loan — courses beginning on or after 1 August 2024

(31ZA)

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

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of contribution to costs loan available to an eligible student in respect of a designated course is £18,950.

(3) Where an eligible prisoner applies for a contribution to costs loan, the amount of loan must not exceed the lesser of—

(a) the fees payable in respect of the designated course, and

(b) £18,950.

(4) Except where regulation 36A(6) and (7) applies, an eligible student may apply to the Welsh Ministers to amend the amount of contribution to costs loan for which the student has applied, provided that—

(a) in aggregate, the amounts of contribution to costs loan applied for do not exceed the applicable amounts set out in paragraphs (2) and (3);

(b) such application is made in accordance with regulation 18(2).

Section 10 Omission of regulation 31A

Omit regulation 31A.

Section 11 Amendments to regulation 36

In regulation 36 (effect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner)—

(a) in the heading, at the end insert “— courses beginning before 1 August 2024” ;

(b) before paragraph (1) insert—

(A1) This regulation applies in relation to a designated course beginning before 1 August 2024.

Section 12 Insertion of new regulation 36A

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;

Section 13 Amendment to Schedule 1

In Schedule 1, in paragraph 3(1), omit the definition of “postgraduate social care student”.