Higher Education Policy Changes in Wales - AY 2017/18
Published 29 October 2019
Applies to Wales
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1. Postgraduate master’s loan
The new Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loan is now available to eligible students starting master’s courses, in any subject, on or after 1 August 2017. The loan scheme makes £10,000 available to students as a contribution towards the costs of their study and can be used for tuition fees and /or living costs.
2. Repayments
From 1 April 2018, there will be an increase in the repayment threshold for undergraduate loans from £21,000 to £25,000. This will apply to those who have already taken out and will take out loans for tuition and living costs for full-time and part-time undergraduate courses in the post-2012 system.