#2026/498UK starts lifelong learning funding provisions under the Skills and Post-16 Education Act
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The regulations bring into force parts of the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 that support lifelong learning funding. They allow student finance rules to cover modules of English higher and further education courses, not only full courses, and create the basis for a lifetime limit on financial support available to a student. Section 15 starts immediately after the regulations are made. Section 16 starts immediately only so the government can make further regulations, then takes full effect on 1 September 2026. Universities, colleges, training providers, and student finance teams should prepare for a funding model that can support more modular study.
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Key Changes
- Brings section 15 of the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 into force the day after the regulations are made
- Allows student finance powers to be used for modules of English higher and further education courses
- Starts section 16 for regulation-making immediately, with full effect from 1 September 2026