Regulation 8 The Education Maintenance Allowance Learning Agreement and intermittent bonus payments
An eligible person qualifies for an intermittent January, July or September bonus payment of education maintenance allowance if he or she satisfies the conditions in paragraph (2).
The conditions are—
in respect of a January bonus payment —
an eligible person has received during the calendar year but before the start of the first week in February two payments of education maintenance allowance under regulation 7; and
the recognised educational institution determines that an eligible person has achieved his or her learning goals in relation to the period commencing at the start of the previous September to the end of the following January;
in respect of a July bonus payment the recognised educational institution determines that an eligible person has achieved his or her learning goals in relation to the period commencing at the start of the January to the end of the following July;
in respect of a September bonus payment—
an eligible person has received not less than two weekly awards of education maintenance allowance under regulation 7 in September of the academic year; and
an eligible person has a Learning Agreement Part 1 in place before the preceding academic year
For the purpose of paragraph (2)(c)(ii) any week commencing on a Monday that falls in the calendar month of September is to be regarded as a qualifying week for the purpose of payment of education maintenance allowance;
An eligible person must not receive a January bonus payment or a July bonus payment unless he or she has signed a Learning Agreement Part 2 for that academic year.