Research and analysis

RPC opinion: impact of changes to student finance 2025 to 2026

The RPC's opinion of the quality of the evidence and analysis in the impact assessment from the Department for Education.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 25 February 2025

Documents

RPC opinion: The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 impact assessment

PDF, 123 KB, 5 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@rpc.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 amend the legislation governing funding for further education students and higher education undergraduate and postgraduate students in England.

The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) gave a ‘green’ rating to the impact assessment for the regulations on 9 December 2024. This means that we considered it to be fit for purpose based on our scrutiny of the evidence and analysis supporting the case for why regulation is necessary. 

The RPC’s opinion refers to the evidence and analysis presented in the impact assessment, not the policy itself.