Regulation 24 Grants for disabled students' living costs

(1)

An eligible student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a grant to assist with the additional expenditure which the National Assembly is satisfied the student is obliged to incur in respect of his or her undertaking a designated course by reason of a disability to which the student is subject.

(2)

An eligible student does not qualify for a grant under this regulation unless the student undertakes the course in the United Kingdom.

(3)

Subject to the following paragraphs, the amount of grant under this regulation is the amount that the National Assembly considers appropriate.

(4)

The amount of the grant must not exceed —

(a)

£12,425 in respect of an academic year for expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;

(b)

£4,910 in respect of all the academic years during the period of eligibility for expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;

(c)

the additional expenditure incurred —

(i)

within the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending the institution,

(ii)

within or outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending, as a part of his or her course, any period of study at an overseas institution or for the purpose of attending the University of London Institute in Paris ;

(d)

£1,645 in respect of an academic year for any other expenditure including expenditure incurred for the purposes referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) which exceeds the specified maxima.

(5)

Where the eligible student has received payments to assist with expenditure on major items of specialist equipment in connection with the course by virtue of holding a transitional award, the maximum amount of grant under paragraph (4)(b) is reduced by the amount of those payments.

(6)

The maximum amount of grant under paragraphs (4)(a) and (4)(d) is £9,325 and £1,230, respectively where —

(a)

an eligible student attends a course for the initial training of teachers; and

(b)

in any academic year of that course, the periods of full-time attendance (including attendance for the purpose of teaching practice) are in aggregate less than 6 weeks.