MSTUFEE_06: As Major Source of Tuition Fees 02, 03, 04, 52, 53, 54 has been recorded then the Student Support Number should be returned
Official rule text
For starts on or after 1 August 2021 and the Major Source of Tuition Fees is 'English or Welsh LEA award', 'Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)', 'DELNI/Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards', 'Mix of learner and SLC’, 'Mix of learner and SAAS/SLC' or 'Mix of learner and DELNI/NIELB' then the Student Support Number should be returned.
The official wording, as published in ILR validation rules 2026 to 2027 for 2026–27 and imported on 19 September 2026. Check the source for the current version.
LearningDeliveryHE.MSTUFEELearningDeliveryHE.SSN
Practical guidance
Not yet prepared. FEFunding has not yet written an explanation or corrective guidance for this validation rule. This page shows the official wording only. Use it with your own validation or funding reports, and with the official source below.
If guidance on this one would help you, tell us and we will take it into account when deciding what to write next.
Sources
The official text on this page was imported from this source on 19 September 2026. The status shown is our source monitor's, which watches the document for later changes.
Content reused from GOV.UK is Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence. FEFunding is not endorsed by the Department for Education.