Higher Education Policy Changes in Wales - AY 1998/99
Published 29 October 2019
Applies to Wales
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New student support arrangements came into effect from the start of the 1998/99 academic year. New entrants to HE were, with certain specified exceptions, expected to contribute up to £1,000 a year (£1,345 in 2011/12) towards the cost of their tuition fees. The amount depended on their own and, if appropriate, their parents’ or spouse’s income. The remainder is met from public funds and paid directly to HE institutions.
In the transitional year of the new arrangements, academic year 1998/99, some students who were not expecting to receive a contribution to their fees from public funds did not make an application to their LA.