Part-time students
If you started your course on or after 1 September 2014 but before 1 August 2018 and your course is at least 50 per cent intensity of an equivalent full-time course, the following applies.
1Reg 85(5) E(SS)(W) Regs 2017If you are single and have no dependants:
•If your income is below £26,095, you receive the full course costs grant.
•If your income is between £26,096 and £28,180, you receive a partial grant.
•If your income exceeds £28,180, you do not receive any grant.
If you started your course before 1 September 2014, the following applies.
2Reg 85(5) E(SS)(W) Regs 2017If you are single and have no dependants:
•If your income is £16,864 or less, you are eligible for the maximum grant for fees and course costs.
•If your income is between £16,865 and £25,435, you receive some help with fees and course costs.
•If your income is between £25,436 and £28,180, you receive some help with course costs, but not with fees. The exact amount you receive depends on your income.
•If your income exceeds £28,180, you cannot receive support for fees or course costs.
Your taxable income and the taxable income of your partner are taken into account when determining how much support you receive.
Your parents’ income is ignored.
The above also applies if you are married or in a civil partnership, or aged 25 or over and living with a partner (including a same-sex partner) or have dependent children, but the following amounts are deducted from your income:
3Reg 9(8) E(SS)(W) Regs 2017•£2,000 for your partner;
•£2,000 for your eldest child;
•£1,000 for every other child.
If you are entitled to a grant for a dependant (see
here), a different income assessment applies.
Student Finance Wales has published further information on its website at .