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Paragraph 19

(1)

Where the applicant is the parent of a student aged under 25 in advanced education who either—

(a)

is not in receipt of any award, grant or student loan in respect of that education; or

(b)

is in receipt of an award bestowed by virtue of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, or regulations made thereunder, or a bursary, scholarship or other allowance under section 49(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, or a payment under section 73 of that Act of 1980,

and the applicant makes payments by way of a contribution towards the student’s maintenance, other than a parental contribution falling within paragraph 18, an amount specified in sub-paragraph (2) in respect of each week during the student’s term.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the amount is to be equal to—

(a)

the weekly amount of the payments; or

(b)

the amount by way of a personal allowance for a single applicant under 25 less the weekly amount of any award, bursary, scholarship, allowance or payment referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b),

whichever is less.

(3)

In this paragraph and paragraph 18 a reference to a “student loan” (“benthyciad myfyriwr”) or a “grant” (“grant”) is a reference to a student loan or a grant within the meaning of Part 10 of this scheme.