Higher Education Policy Changes in Wales - AY 2010/11
Published 29 October 2019
Applies to Wales
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1. New Entrants
1.1 Maintenance Loan
New entrants in 2010/11 will have their Maintenance Loan reduced by £0.60 of every £1 of Assembly Learning Grant entitlement from the maximum Maintenance Loans up to a reduction of £2,844 (£2,844 again in 2011/12). All other students (non ITT) who entered from 2006/07 will have their Maintenance Loan reduced by a maximum of £1,288 or the actual Assembly Learning Grant awards if less (£1,288 again in 2011/12).
1.2 Tuition Fees
Variable tuition fees are capped at £3,290 in academic year 2010/11 (£3,375 in 2011/12), and will apply to all students who entered from academic year 2006/07 who study at Welsh HEIs in 2010/11. New entrants in 2010/11 are no longer eligible for the Welsh Tuition Fee Grant which used to fund the difference between £1,310 (£1,345 in 2011/12) and the amount the institution is charging. Continuing students who entered from 2006/07 remain eligible for the grant.
1.3 Assembly Learning Grant
New entrants in 2010/11 may be eligible to apply for a means-tested Assembly Learning Grant of up to £5,000 (continuing students continue to apply for an Assembly Learning Grant of up to £2,906). For new entrants, there is also an adjustment to the household income threshold for maintenance grant support. Although the threshold for entitlement to a maximum grant remains at £18,370, the threshold for entitlement to a partial grant has been adjusted from £39,329 to £50,020. The thresholds and the grant levels have remained unchanged in 2011/12.
1.4 Initial Teacher Training
Initial Teacher Training (ITT) students domiciled in Wales who start their course in academic year 2010/11 will be fully income assessed for Assembly Learning Grant / Special Support Grant, regardless of whether their course is postgraduate or undergraduate.