Policy papers and consultations

Find out what the LLE is and how this new post-18 student-finance system will work from 2025.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 May 2024

• Lifelong Learning Entitlement overview

  The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) will transform the post-18 student…

Call for evidence to help improve non-medical help provision for disabled students in higher education.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 April 2024

This paper sets out the UK Government’s response to the Public Body Review of scholarship programmes that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office funds.

• From: Chevening Scholarship Programme and 3 others
• Updated: 7 December 2023

• Response to the independent review of FCDO funded scholarship schemes

  Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign,…

Explains how alternative student finance will work in England when it is introduced.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 25 July 2023

Equality analysis of how proposals to reform the further education (FE) funding and accountability systems may affect groups with particular protected characteristics.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 13 July 2023

Seeking views on a lifelong loan entitlement for use on modular or full-time study at higher technical and degree levels, in higher and further education providers.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 7 March 2023

Analysis of how changes made to student finance regulations for the 2023 to 2024 academic year will affect specific protected groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 February 2023

Analysis of how changes made to student finance regulations for the 2022 to 2023 academic year will affect specific protected groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 2 December 2021

Analysis of how changes made to student finance regulations for the 2021 to 2022 academic year will affect specific protected groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 February 2021

As part of Budget 2020, the government conducted an internal review of the student loan sale programme, in consultation with the Department for Education and UK Government Investments.

• From: HM Treasury
• Updated: 11 March 2020

We’d like your views on proposals to improve the match between discretionary bursary allocations and the needs of students.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 10 September 2019

Information on healthcare education funding for postgraduates, dental hygiene and dental therapy students.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 31 May 2018

Analysis to consider the effect of the postgraduate master’s loans policy on protected and disadvantaged groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 May 2017

Analysis of the potential impact of the proposed postgraduate doctoral loan scheme on specific protected groups.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 March 2017

Analysis of the effect that the part-time maintenance loan will have on those studying part-time higher education courses.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 March 2017

We'd like your views on the proposed loan for doctoral study.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 March 2017

We'd like your views on the proposed loan for part-time undergraduate students.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 March 2017

Changes to healthcare education funding for student nursing, midwifery and related health students.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 27 January 2017

We're seeking your views on proposals to introduce maintenance loans for higher-level learners in technical and professional education.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 9 September 2016

We're seeking views on proposals to introduce loans for postgraduate taught master's degrees and to improve support for research students.

• From: Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Updated: 25 November 2015