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Latest 5 Written Questions
(View all written questions)The government will set out further details on the international student levy at the Autumn Budget. This will include setting out the amount of the levy and the way in which proceeds will be reinvested into our higher education (HE) and skills system through targeted means-tested maintenance grants for students studying courses that support our missions and Industrial Strategy.
The department has engaged with many HE providers and representative bodies regarding the levy since the publication of the Immigration White Paper, and we will set out our plans for further engagement on the levy in due course.
We will also publish an impact analysis of the levy in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The government will set out further details on the international student levy at the Autumn Budget. This will include setting out the amount of the levy and the way in which proceeds will be reinvested into our higher education (HE) and skills system through targeted means-tested maintenance grants for students studying courses that support our missions and Industrial Strategy.
The department has engaged with many HE providers and representative bodies regarding the levy since the publication of the Immigration White Paper, and we will set out our plans for further engagement on the levy in due course.
We will also publish an impact analysis of the levy in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The government will set out further details on the international student levy at the Autumn Budget. This will include setting out the amount of the levy and the way in which proceeds will be reinvested into our higher education (HE) and skills system through targeted means-tested maintenance grants for students studying courses that support our missions and Industrial Strategy.
The department has engaged with many HE providers and representative bodies regarding the levy since the publication of the Immigration White Paper, and we will set out our plans for further engagement on the levy in due course.
We will also publish an impact analysis of the levy in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The government will set out further details on the international student levy at the Autumn Budget. This will include setting out the amount of the levy and the way in which proceeds will be reinvested into our higher education (HE) and skills system through targeted means-tested maintenance grants for students studying courses that support our missions and Industrial Strategy.
The department has engaged with many HE providers and representative bodies regarding the levy since the publication of the Immigration White Paper, and we will set out our plans for further engagement on the levy in due course.
We will also publish an impact analysis of the levy in due course.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
For English domiciled students in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 financial years for fee and maintenance loans, the following breakdown of outlay is provided:
For the 2022/23 financial year:
Full-time students studying for foundation degrees:
- Fee loans: £164.4 million
- Maintenance loans: £159.5 million
Part-time students studying for foundation degrees:
- Fee loans: £9.6 million
- Maintenance loans: £0.0 million
Full-time students studying for ‘other undergraduate’ qualifications:
- Fee loans: £332.0 million
- Maintenance loans: £397.8 million
Part-time students studying for ‘other undergraduate’ qualifications:
- Fee loans: £27.2 million
- Maintenance loans: £1.3 million
For the 2023/24 financial year:
Full-time students studying for foundation degrees:
- Fee loans: £149.8 million
- Maintenance loans: £149.0 million
Part-time students studying for foundation degrees:
- Fee loans: £8.7 million
- Maintenance loans: £0.0 million
Full-time students studying for ‘other undergraduate’ qualifications:
- Fee loans: £329.6 million
- Maintenance loans: £424.2 million
Part-time students studying for ‘other undergraduate’ qualifications:
- Fee loans: £25.2 million
- Maintenance loans: £1.4 million
‘Other undergraduate’ includes all undergraduate courses not classified as first degrees and covers a wide range of qualifications from levels 4-6 as defined by the Higher Education Standards Authority (HESA). More information on HESA’s classification standards can be found here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions.
'Other undergraduate' qualifications include all 'foundation degree' qualifications. Funding for courses at levels 3-6 is also available through Advanced Learner Loans.
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)