Welsh students will not have to pay increased tuition fees. Leighton Andrews Education Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government announced today that: "…. the increase in fees for Welsh domiciled students, whether they study in England or Wales or Scotland or Northern Ireland, will be paid by the Welsh Assembly Government.
In Wales, like England basic tuition fees will rise to between £6,000 and £9,000. The Welsh government will meet the cost of extra fees for students domiciled in Wales attending any UK university. Top-slicing the teaching grant for Welsh universities is paying for the subsidy.
Higher education should be on the basis of the individual's potential to benefit, and not on the basis of what they can afford to pay. This is a 'Made in Wales' policy which demonstrates the benefits of devolution. We are preserving the principle that the state will subsidise higher education and maintain opportunities for all.
Welsh domiciled students will continue to be eligible for subsidised loans to meet the costs of the current level of tuition fee, £3290 per annum, plus inflation in future years.
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