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Government financial support England
FOR FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY*
Tuition Fee loans
Tuition Fees for full-time UK students starting undergraduate courses in September 2022 will be £9,250 • Students do not need to pay for their course upfront. • Students can apply for a loan to cover the cost of their tuition fees. Repayments start when the student has finished their course and is earning over £27,295. • Students need to re-apply for their funding each year.
Welsh Government Learning Grant • Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel. • A Welsh Government Learning Grant of at least £1,000 is available to all students*; Maximum grant is £8,100 if household income is £18,370 or less; • This grant does not need to be re-paid
Loans for Living Costs
A loan for living costs will be available in addition to the Welsh Learning Grant so that you have a maximum of £10,710 to help with living costs if you are living away from home. The Living Cost loan and Welsh Government Learning Grant are normally paid in three equal instalments over the academic year. Annual package of support 2022/23 (Student living away from home)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME** WGLG LIVING COST LOAN TOTAL FOR LIVING COSTS
Up to £18,370 £20,000 £25,000 £30,000 £35,000 £40,000 £45,000 £50,000 £55,000 £59,200 or more £8,100 £7,817 £6,947 £6,078 £5,208 £4,339 £3,469 £2,600 £1,730 £1,000 £2,610 £2,893 £3,763 £4,632 £5,502 £6,371 £7,241 £8,110 £8,980 £9,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710 £10,710
* subject to eligibility criteria. Please see www.gov.uk/student-finance ** Assessment is based on income for the 2020/21 tax year Students from Wales can use the Student Fund Calculator on www.studentfinancewales.co.uk to estimate loans, grants and extra student funding. Additional support available • Help with the cost of childcare and other financial support for parents. • Financial help for students with an adult who depends on them financially. • Grants for students with a disability to help with extra costs.
FOR PART-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY*
Please visit the Student Finance Wales website for further information regarding funding for part-time study.
FOR FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY*
Tuition Fee loans
Tuition Fees for full-time UK students starting undergraduate courses in September 2022 will be £9,250 • Students do not need to pay for their course upfront. • Students can apply for a loan to cover the cost of their tuition fees. Repayments start when the student has finished their course and is earning over £20,195. • Students need to re-apply for their funding each year.
Maintenance Loan • Available to help with living costs such as food, accommodation and travel. • A loan of up to £4,840 will be available if you live away from home. • The Living Cost loan is normally paid in three equal instalments over the academic year. • Loans for final year students are reduced as they do not include an allowance for the summer vacation period. • Final year students may receive their loan in two instalments.
Maintenance Grant • If your taxable household income is assessed at £41,065 or below, you can apply for a maintenance grant of up to £3,475 a year. • Maximum grant is £3,475 if household income is £19,203 or less. • You do not have to re-pay this grant.
HOUSEHOLD INCOME** LIVING COST GRANT LIVING COST LOAN TOTAL FOR LIVING COSTS
Up to £19,203 £25,000 £30,000 £35,000 £41,065 £41,540 £3,475 £2,201 £1,215 £689 £50 £0 £2,953 £3,289 £3,625 £4,151 £4,790 £4,840 £6,428 £5,490 £4,840 £4,840 £4,840 £4,840
* subject to eligibility criteria. Please see www.gov.uk/student-finance ** Assessment is based on income for the 2020/21 tax year Additional support available • Help with the cost of childcare and other financial support for parents. • Financial help for students with an adult who depends on them financially. • Grants for students with a disability to help with extra costs.
FOR PART-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY*
Please visit the Student Finance Norther Ireland website for further information regarding funding for part-time study.
FOR FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDY*
Tuition Fee loans
Tuition Fees for full-time UK students starting undergraduate courses in September 2022 will be £9,250 • Students do not need to pay for their course upfront. • Students can apply for a loan to cover the cost of their tuition fees. Repayments start when the student has finished their course and is earning over £25,375. • Students need to re-apply for their funding each year.
Bursary
If your taxable household income is assessed at £34,000 or below, you can apply for a maintenance grant of up to £2,000 a year. Maximum bursary is £2,000 if household income is £20,999 or less. You do not have to re-pay this bursary.
Care Leavers • Separate funding of £8,100 is available for eligible care experienced students consisting of a funding package of tuition fee and non-income assessed Care Experience Students Bursary.
HOUSEHOLD INCOME** BURSARY LIVING COST LOAN TOTAL FOR LIVING COSTS
Up to £20,999 £21,000 to £23,999 £24,000 to £33,999 £34,000 or more £2,000 £1,125 £500 £0 £6,100 £6,100 £6,100 £5,100 £8,100 £7,225 £6,600 £5,100
* subject to eligibility criteria. Please see www.saas.gov.uk ** Assessment is based on income for the 2020/21 tax year Annual package of support 2022/23 (Independent*** students living away from home)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME** BURSARY LIVING COST LOAN TOTAL FOR LIVING COSTS
Up to £20,999 £21,000 to £23,999 £24,000 to £33,999 £34,000 or more £1,000 £0
£0
£0 £7,100 £7,100 £6,600 £5,100 £8,100 £7,100 £6,600 £5,100
** Assessment is based on income for the 2020/21 tax year Students from Scotland can use the Budget and Funding Calculator on https://www.studentinformation.gov.scot/help/calculator-introduction to estimate funding available.
How to apply
For more information and to apply online, please visit www.saas.gov.uk. Applications can be made from early 2022.
***Independent students are those over the age of 25 and those under the age of 25 who: • Have no living parent, or • Have supported themselves from earnings for any 3 years before the first day of the first academic year of their course, or • Have been permanently estranged from their parents for at least one year before the start of their course, or • Have a child dependent on them, or • Are married, in a civil partnership or living with a partner who is not a student
Dependent students are those under the age of 25 who do not meet the criteria to be classed as independent.
