The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-10-15)

Regulations 2 to 4 of these regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2005 Regulations. In each case the increases are by 2.7% and will come into operation on 1st September 2026.

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2025 No. 164

Education

The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025

Made

8th October 2025

Coming into operation

1st September 2026

The Department for the Economy(1 (\"#f00001\")), in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 4(8) and 14(4) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005(2 (\"#f00002\")), makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with Article 4(11)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 the Department is satisfied that the increases to the basic and higher amounts are no greater than are required to maintain the value of those amounts in real terms.

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Citation and commencementN.I.

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025.

(2) Regulations 2 to 4 come into operation on 1st September 2026.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in operation at 1.9.2026, see reg. 1(2) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/164/regulation/1/2\")

Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005N.I.

2. The Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(3 (\"#f00003\")) shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in operation at 1.9.2026, see reg. 1(2) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/164/regulation/1/2\")

3. In regulation 3 (prescribed basic and higher amounts)—

(a)for “£1,910” substitute “£1,960”; and

(b)for “£4,855” substitute “£4,985”.

Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in operation at 1.9.2026, see reg. 1(2) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/164/regulation/1/2\")

4. In regulation 4 (prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified courses)—

(a)for “£930” substitute “£955”; and

(b)for “£2,410” substitute “£2,475”.

Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 in operation at 1.9.2026, see reg. 1(2) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/164/regulation/1/2\")

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 8th October 2025.

Mrs Moira Doherty

A senior officer of the Department for the Economy

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulations 2 to 4 of these regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2005 Regulations. In each case the increases are by 2.7% and will come into operation on 1st September 2026.

(1)

Formerly the Department for Employment and Learning; see Article 6(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/76\")).

(2)

S.I. 2005/1116 (N.I. 5) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2005/1116\").

(3)

S.R. 2005 No. 290 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/290\") as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 455 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2006/455\"), S.R. 2007 No. 442 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/442\"), S.R. 2008 No. 455 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2008/455\"), S.R. 2009 No. 400 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2009/400\"), S.R 2011 Nos. 1 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/1\") and 369 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2011/369\"), S.R. 2012 No. 184 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2012/184\"), S.R. 2013 No. 120 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2013/120\"), S.R. 2014 No. 116 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2014/116\"), S.R. 2015 No. 243 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2015/243\"), S.R. 2016 No. 354 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/354\"), S.R. 2017 No. 104 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2017/104\"), S.R. 2018 No. 105 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2018/105\"), S.R. 2019 No. 102 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2019/102\"), S.R. 2020 No. 98 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2020/98\"), S.R. 2021 No. 260 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2021/260\"), S.R. 2022 No. 263 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2022/263\"), S.R. 2024 No. 19 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2024/19\") and S.R. 2025 No.32 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2025/32\").