This post first published: 15 July 2020
The higher education student finance arrangements for the 2021 to 2022 academic year have now been announced by the government in a written statement in Parliament.
The HE student finance arrangements for 2021 to 2022 are:
• Maximum fee limits and fee loans for full-time, full-time accelerated and part-time
undergraduate courses in 2021 to 2022 remain at 2020 to 2021 levels.
• An increase in maximum loans for living costs of 3.1% for full-time and part-time
undergraduate students for 2021 to 2022.
• An increase in maximum dependants’ grants for full-time undergraduate students
with adult and child dependants of 3.1% for 2021 to 2022.
• An increase in maximum loans for new students starting postgraduate Master’s
degree and Doctoral degree courses of 3.1% for 2021 to 2022.
• A single Disabled Students’ Allowance of up to £25,000 is being introduced for new
and continuing full-time and part time undergraduate students in 2021 to 2022.
• The maximum Disabled Students’ Allowance for postgraduate students will be
increased to £25,000 in 2021 to 2022.
You can view the original Student Support Information Note in our policy area or go to the UK parliament website to view the statement in full.
