Official sources and rules

Study taught outside the UK that the learner says was not paid for by UK student finance is shown as not deducted, pending confirmation by Student Finance England.

Value / formula

£0, needs verification

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Rule ID

NON-UK

Where the learner is not sure whether UK student finance paid for study outside the UK, a range is shown and Student Finance England must confirm.

Value / formula

range £0 to a full-year maximum, needs verification

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Rule ID

NON-UK-UNSURE

Standard lifetime LLE Tuition Fee Loan entitlement.

Value / formula

£39,160

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 22(2). Monetary limit; roughly equal to 4 × £9,790 but not a 4-year rule.

Rule ID

STD-ENT

Exact fee loan or grant paid × £9,790 ÷ deduction amount for that year of study, fractions of a penny disregarded.

Value / formula

amount × 9,790 ÷ (9,250 for 2012/13–2024/25; 9,535 for 2025/26; 9,790 for 2026/27)

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(7). Only loan/grant actually paid to the provider counts; self-funded amounts are excluded.

Rule ID

CAT2-UPLIFT

Amount not known — no figure invented; shown as a range up to a full-year maximum.

Value / formula

range £0 – £9,790 (FT) / £7,339.85 (PT)

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Upper bound is this tool's assumption, not an official value.

Rule ID

CAT2-UNKNOWN

Year-based deduction for government-supported study with no privately funded contribution (or pre-1998 with no fees).

Value / formula

FT £9,790 · PT £4,895 · placement £1,955 · abroad/Erasmus £1,465

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(3)(a)(i)-(ii), 23(5).

Rule ID

CAT1AB

Year-based deduction where the student made privately funded fee contributions.

Value / formula

FT £6,325 · PT £3,162.50 · placement £1,265 · abroad/Erasmus £948.75

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(3)(a)(iii), 23(6). Transfers, suspensions and end-on courses after Sept 2012 may also fall here (reg 23(4)) — SFE decides.

Rule ID

CAT1C

Year-based deduction, same rates as 1A/1B.

Value / formula

FT £9,790 · PT £4,895 · placement £1,955 · abroad/Erasmus £1,465

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(3)(c), 23(5).

Rule ID

CAT3-SAAS

Exact amount of Advanced Learner Loan taken, excluding cancelled amounts.

Value / formula

amount taken − amount cancelled

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(8). Not uplifted.

Rule ID

CAT4-ALL

Flat deduction if any study was funded by the modular acceleration programme.

Value / formula

£2,447.50 once, regardless of quantity

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(9).

Rule ID

CAT5-MAP

No deduction for study the Secretary of State (SFE) considers was impacted by compelling personal reasons.

Value / formula

deduction = £0 only when SFE has formally accepted CPR

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(10). Applies to categories 1A–4, not 5. Circumstances alone never change the figure here.

Rule ID

CPR-EXCL

Not government tuition support paid to the provider — no deduction for post-2012 study.

Value / formula

£0

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(2): only listed government funding counts. For pre-2012 study, government block grants may still apply.

Rule ID

NON-GOV

Maintenance loans/grants, Childcare Grant, PLA, ADG and DSA never reduce tuition entitlement.

Value / formula

£0

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23 counts tuition fee funding only.

Rule ID

MAINT-EXCL

Minimum remaining tuition entitlement needed to apply for Maintenance Loan.

Value / formula

£1,587.50

Source

GOV.UK — How much LLE you could get

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Indicative only; check the Loans for Living Costs chapter.

Rule ID

MAINT-MIN

Whether a Maintenance Loan was received before is recorded for context only.

Value / formula

never deducted

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23 counts tuition fee funding only. Recorded answers are never read by the tuition calculation.

Rule ID

ML-INFO

Priority / Special Additional Entitlement and repeat-study provisions may add to the standard entitlement for some learners and courses.

Value / formula

flag only — no amount added

Source

GOV.UK — How much LLE you could get

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

This tool only flags these for investigation; SFE assesses eligibility individually. Amounts are not estimated.

Rule ID

ADD-ENT

Routes suggested from completed qualification, level, outstanding credits and the learner's stated goal. A completed qualification alone never implies progression.

Value / formula

rule-based suggestions

Source

GOV.UK — How much LLE you could get

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Suggestions to explore, not eligibility decisions. Kept separate from the funding calculation.

Rule ID

ROUTE-ACADEMIC

Teacher training has separate bursaries, scholarships and funding arrangements.

Value / formula

signpost only

Source

Get Into Teaching — Funding and support for teacher training

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Eligibility depends on subject and qualifications held.

Rule ID

ROUTE-TEACHING

Employer-funded or apprenticeship study does not use LLE.

Value / formula

signpost only

Source

GOV.UK — Become an apprentice

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Availability depends on employer and role.

Rule ID

ROUTE-EMPLOYER

Healthcare, social work and other routes may have their own funding.

Value / formula

signpost only

Source

NHS Business Services Authority — Learning Support Fund

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Check each funder's current rules.

Rule ID

ROUTE-SPECIAL

Sept–Aug years for courses started 1 Sept 2012 to 31 July 2024; Aug–July thereafter.

Value / formula

academic year start

Source

legislation.gov.uk — Lifelong Learning (Student Support) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/858), Part 4

Effective

2027-01-01 – until changed

Last verified

2026-10-03

Notes

Reg 23(11). Users can set each year's academic year to handle gaps and repeats.

Rule ID

YEAR-OF-STUDY