The UK government finalized an international student levy of £925 per student from August 2028 and confirmed tuition fee caps will rise over the next two years, measures designed to raise revenue and fund targeted maintenance grants. Treasury and the Office for Students will collect the flat fee; small-provider exemptions apply for the first 220 overseas students. Officials say proceeds will underwrite £1,000 maintenance grants for low‑income domestic students on government‑priority courses. Sector leaders warn a flat levy favors elite institutions and could dampen international recruitment for less wealthy providers, complicating institutional budgets already strained by rising costs.