Mature Student - Number of years eligible for Student Finance

Hello,
I am applying as a Mature Student (30 years old) for 2024/25 and am trying to find out how many years of Tuition funding I will be eligible for and how much I will need to pay myself.
I previously attended university for 2 years (back in 2012/13 and 2013/14) doing the first year (level 4) of 2 different courses. I switched from Computer Science to Mathematics in 2013. I received funding for both of these years.
My understanding is that I am eligible for the number of years for my current course (that I am applying for) plus 1 year and then minus any years of previous. For example, if I was accepted onto a 3 year Undergraduate Degree then I would have (3 + 1 - 2) two years of funding from Student Finance and then need to pay for one myself. Similarly, I would be funded for 3 years if I applied to a 4 year degree course.
Is this correct? Do I still get the "plus one year" added to the new course I am applying for? Also, which years would I need to fund myself; do I start paying after using up my remaining eligible years or do I pay the first year of study myself and then I will receive funding for my remaining years?
And finally, does this impact Maintenance loans or Disabled Students' Allowance? I will also be applying for both of these and I'm not sure if I will receive these types of support even in the year(s) that I am not eligible to receive Tuition Loans for.

Hi Dan,
If you don't have a qualification then it won't impact your maintenance loan. DSA is a separate source of funding so that's not impacted either.
What is the course you're now looking to do and is this full or part time? If it's not an exception course then yes, unless you previously withdrew for reasons outwith your control then your previous study calculation would be as you've advised which means your fees would not be covered for the first year of the new course (if it's two years of previous study). Thanks, Jason

I am applying for a full time Undergraduate Course (which may be a 4 year course in Scotland or a 3 year course in England, I haven't firmly accepted my offers yet). And just to clarify what you said about reasons out of my control, that is just to say that if I had to leave for reasons completely outside of my control then the calculation would be different?
Do I still need to apply for Tuition this year even though I need to cover the first year of my new course myself? Mainly I ask as I would still need to apply for Maintenance and DSA anyway, but would I also need to show I tried to apply this year in order to get the funding in years 2 and 3 (and 4)? Will this be impacted by the new Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) coming in next year?

I am applying for a full time Undergraduate Course (which may be a 4 year course in Scotland or a 3 year course in England, I haven't firmly accepted my offers yet). And just to clarify what you said about reasons out of my control, that is just to say that if I had to leave for reasons completely outside of my control then the calculation would be different?
Do I still need to apply for Tuition this year even though I need to cover the first year of my new course myself? Mainly I ask as I would still need to apply for Maintenance and DSA anyway, but would I also need to show I tried to apply this year in order to get the funding in years 2 and 3 (and 4)? Will this be impacted by the new Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) coming in next year?

Hi Dan,
What is the course you're looking to study so we can see if this is an exception course or not. Is this full time or part time?
Thanks,
Claire

I am applying for a Full Time Undergraduate Degree in GAME DESIGN & PRODUCTION at ABERTAY UNIVERSITY, although this is only what I have currently put on my application (and may change) as I haven't made a Firm choice between the offers I have received yet.