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The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2006

W.S.I. 2006/126 · Made 24 January 2006

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EDUCATION, WALES

Made 24 January 2006

Coming into force 1 March 2006

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 22, 42(6) and 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998f1, makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

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), section 42. Section 42 and section 43 were amended by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), Schedule 12. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1833 (W.149)(c.79)).

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Title, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
  5. Part 2: ELIGIBILITY
  6. 4Eligible students
  7. 5Designated courses
  8. 6Period of eligibility
  9. 7Previous study
  10. 8Transfer of Status
  11. Part 3: APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
  12. 9Applications for support
  13. 10Time limits
  14. 11Information
  15. Part 4: GRANTS FOR FEES
  16. 12Qualifying conditions for grants for fees
  17. 13Amount of grants for fees at a publicly funded institution
  18. 14Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
  19. Part 5: LOANS FOR FEES
  20. 15General qualifying conditions for loans for fees
  21. 16Fee contribution loans
  22. 17Fee loans
  23. Part 6: GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS
  24. 18General qualifying conditions for grants for living costs
  25. 19Grants for disabled students' living costs
  26. 20Grants for students who have left care
  27. 21Grants for dependants- general
  28. 22Grants for dependants- adult dependants' grant
  29. 23Grants for dependants- childcare grant
  30. 24Grants for dependants- parents' learning allowance
  31. 25Grants for dependants- calculations
  32. 26Grants for dependants- interpretation
  33. 27Grants for travel
  34. 28Higher education grants
  35. 29Maintenance grant
  36. 30Special Support Grant
  37. Part 7: LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
  38. 31Qualifying conditions for loans for living costs
  39. 32Maximum amount of loans for old system eligible students with full entitlement
  40. 33Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement
  41. 34Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement
  42. 35Students with reduced entitlement
  43. 36Students residing with parents
  44. 37Loans for living costs payable in respect of three quarters of the academic year
  45. 38Students falling into more than one category
  46. 39Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
  47. 40Increases in maximum amount
  48. 41Deductions from loans for living costs
  49. 42Interpretation of Part 7
  50. Part 8: GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS
  51. 43Additional amount of loans
  52. 44Interest
  53. Part 9: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  54. 45Calculation of contribution
  55. 46Application of contribution
  56. Part 10: PAYMENTS
  57. 47Payment of grants or loans for fees
  58. 48Payment of grants and loans for living costs
  59. 49Overpayments
  60. Part 11: SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
  61. 50Eligible part-time students
  62. 51Designated part-time courses
  63. 52Period of eligibility
  64. 53Support for part-time courses
  65. 54Grants for disabled part-time students' living costs
  66. 55Applications for support
  67. 56Information
  68. 57Transfer of status
  69. 58Conversion of status
  70. 59Payment of support to eligible part-time students
  71. 60Payment of grants for fees
  72. 61Overpayments
  73. Part 12: SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  74. 62Eligible postgraduate students
  75. 63Designated postgraduate courses
  76. 64Period of eligibility
  77. 65Transfer of status
  78. 66Applications for support
  79. 67Information
  80. 68Amount of grants
  81. 69Payment of grants
  82. 70Overpayments
  83. Signature
  84. Schedule 1: ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
  85. 1Paragraph 1
  86. 2Paragraph 2
  87. 3Paragraph 3
  88. 4Paragraph 4
  89. 5Paragraph 5
  90. 6Paragraph 6
  91. 7Paragraph 7
  92. 8Paragraph 8
  93. 9Paragraph 9
  94. Schedule 2: DESIGNATED COURSES
  95. 1Paragraph 1
  96. 2Paragraph 2
  97. 3Paragraph 3
  98. 4Paragraph 4
  99. 5Paragraph 5
  100. 6Paragraph 6
  101. 7Paragraph 7
  102. Schedule 3: INFORMATION
  103. 1Paragraph 1
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. Schedule 4: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  107. 1Definitions
  108. 2Independent eligible student
  109. 3Household income
  110. 4Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
  111. 5Calculation of parent’s residual income
  112. 6Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
  113. 7Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
  114. 8Calculation of contribution- old system eligible students
  115. 9Calculation of contribution- new system students
  116. 10Split contributions
  117. Explanatory note