The UK Treasury set a flat annual levy of £925 per international student from August 2028 and confirmed planned rises to tuition‑fee caps, part of an autumn budget that reallocates those proceeds to higher‑education priorities. The government also confirmed a series of fee‑cap increases that will lift the standard cap to £9,790 next year and above £10,000 by 2027‑28, while reinstating targeted maintenance grants worth £1,000 for low‑income domestic students on priority courses. Officials say the levy will be administered by the Office for Students and will be inflation‑linked. Universities warned the levy and fee rises create short‑term cash pressures even as ministers promise reinvestment into skills and grants.