# The Covid-19 Study Disruption Payment Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021, Paragraph 2: Purpose of the Scheme


The purpose of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance (a disruption payment) to eligible students to mitigate the effect on their studies of exceptional circumstances referred to in the determination made on 2nd March 2021 by the First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2021/52/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/covid-19-study-disruption-payment-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2021/schedule/paragraph-2
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