From next Sept you don't have to pay any tuition upfront but will have c £3K pa added to your student loan.
"Fees and funding - your friendly guide" from Sussex Uni - applies to all I think. It includes:
"Students whose family income is £17,500 or less will be eligible for a nonrepayable maintenance grant. Where the university fee is the full £3,000, this grant will be up to £2,700. Partial grants are available for those with a household income of between £17,500 and £37,425. Over half of all new full-time students will be eligible for a full or partial grant."
and:
"What other sources of income are available?
Student loans
By deferring payment, UK and EU students can take out a student loan for fees. UK (but not other EU) students can also take out loans for living costs. For 2006/7 the maximum student loan for living costs will be £4,405 for those living away from home outside London. Currently all eligible students are entitled to 75 per cent of the maximum figure regardless of household income. The proportion you can borrow of the remaining 25 per cent depends on your circumstances.
You repay the loan in instalments once your earnings reach £15,000 per year. As the interest rate is pegged to inflation, your debt does not escalate uncontrollably. The government has stated that, for students starting their course in September 2006 or later, any student loan balances (except for arrears) which are unpaid after 25 years will be written off. This will cover both loans for fees as well as loans for maintenance."
There is also inf about tax credits and other govt funding.
HTH