Courses lasting one year or less

Your loan is divided over the number of weeks from the first day of the first benefit week on or after the start of a standard academic year until the last day of the last benefit week on or before the last day of the final term. The academic year is taken to begin on 1 September, 1 January, 1 April or 1 July, depending on whether your course begins in the autumn, winter, spring or summer. The resulting weekly amount is then taken into account from the point you actually start attending or undertaking the course.