LegalizeThe Education (Student Support) Regulations 2006
Made: 23rd January 2006
Laid before Parliament: 7th February 2006
Coming into force: 1st March 2006
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PART 1 — GENERAL
Citation, commencement, application and extent
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Interpretation
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Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
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PART 2 — ELIGIBILITY
Eligible students
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Designated courses
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Period of eligibility
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Transfer of status
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PART 3 — APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
Applications for support
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Time limits
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Information
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PART 4 — FEE SUPPORT
CHAPTER 1 — TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE
New system students
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Old system students
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Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
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Events
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Disabled students
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CHAPTER 2 — FEE LOANS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS
Availability of fee loans to new system students - general
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Standard entitlement of new system students who have not studied on a previous course
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Standard entitlement of new system students who have studied on a previous course
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Standard entitlement of new system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
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Amount of the fee loan
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CHAPTER 3 — GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Continuing students
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Transferring students
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End-on courses
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Gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
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Gap year students who have studied on a previous course
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Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly-funded institution
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly-funded institution
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
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CHAPTER 4 — FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
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Amount of the fee contribution loan
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CHAPTER 5 — INTERPRETATION OF PART 4
Previous course
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Bursary year, ordinary duration, preliminary course, qualifying year of study and standard academic year
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Miscellaneous
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PART 5 — GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
CHAPTER 1 — TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE
New system students
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Old system students
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CHAPTER 2 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
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CHAPTER 3 — DISABLED STUDENTS' ALLOWANCES
Qualifying conditions for the disabled students' allowance
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Amount of the disabled students' allowance
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CHAPTER 4 — GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
General
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Adult dependants' grant
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Childcare grant
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Parents' learning allowance
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Calculations
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Interpretation of Chapter 4
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CHAPTER 5 — GRANTS FOR TRAVEL
Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel
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Amount of the grant for travel
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CHAPTER 6 — MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
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Amount of the maintenance grant
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CHAPTER 7 — SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
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Amount of the special support grant
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CHAPTER 8 — HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant
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Amount of the higher education grant
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PART 6 — LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
CHAPTER 1 — QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – new system students
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Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
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CHAPTER 2 — MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS
General
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New system students with full entitlement
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Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
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Old system students with full entitlement
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Students with reduced entitlement
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CHAPTER 3 — MISCELLANEOUS
Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable
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Students falling into more than one category
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Students residing with parents
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Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
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Disabled students
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Increases in maximum amount
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Deductions from loans for living costs
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Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs
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Categories of student
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Interpretation of Part 6
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PART 7 — INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY
Interest
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Insolvency
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PART 8 — FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
Calculation of contribution
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Application of contribution – new system students
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Application of contribution – old system students
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Order of application
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Application of contribution to loan for living costs
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PART 9 — PAYMENTS
Payment of grants for fees
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Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans
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Payment of loans – information requirements
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Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs – timing of payments
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Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs - general provisions
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Overpayments
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PART 10 — SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
Eligible part-time students
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Designated part-time courses
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Period of eligibility
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Assistance for part-time courses
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Amount of assistance
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Interpretation of regulation 88
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Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland
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Disabled part-time students' allowances
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Applications for support
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Declarations provided by academic authorities
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Information
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Transfer of status
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Conversion of status
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Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students' allowances
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Payment of grants for fees
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Overpayments
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PART 11 — SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Eligible postgraduate students
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Designated postgraduate courses
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Period of eligibility
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Transfer of status
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Applications for support
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Information
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Amount of grants
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Payment of grants
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Overpayments
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SCHEDULE 1 — ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
PART 1 — Interpretation
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PART 2 — Categories
Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
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Refugees and persons with leave to enter or remain
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Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
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EC nationals
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Children of Swiss nationals
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SCHEDULE 2 — DESIGNATED COURSES
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SCHEDULE 3 — INFORMATION
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SCHEDULE 4 — FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
Definitions
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Independent eligible student
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Household income
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Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
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Calculation of parent’s residual income
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Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
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Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
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Calculation of contribution – old system students
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Calculation of contribution – new system students
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Split contributions – eligible students who are not independent
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Split contributions – independent eligible students
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Signed
Bill Rammell — Minister of State — Department for Education and Skills — 23rd January 2006
Explanatory note
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Footnotes
[^f00001]: 1998 c. 30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146 and Schedule 11; the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Schedule 6; the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), section 147 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), sections 42 and 43 and Schedule 7.
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