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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-mandatory-awards-regulations-2002/schedule-2/paragraph-13",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1330",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-mandatory-awards-regulations-2002",
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  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph shall apply in the case of a student with dependants.\n(2) The dependants requirement of the student shall, subject to paragraphs 14 to 17, be—\n(a) if the student’s spouse holds a statutory award and in calculating payments under it account is taken of the spouse’s dependants requirement, one half of the amount determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3), (4), and (5);\n(b) in any other case, the whole of the amount so determined.\n(3) The amount referred to in sub-paragraph (2) shall be the amount which is X−(Y−Z) where—\n(a) X is the aggregate of the relevant sums specified in sub-paragraph (4);\n(b) Y is the aggregate of the income of the student’s dependants;\n(c) Z is so much of the sum ascertained by multiplying £975 by the number of his dependants as does not exceed Y.\n(4) Subject to sub-paragraph (5), the relevant sums referred to in sub-paragraph (3) are—\n(a) except where the student has a spouse who is the holder of a relevant award, £2,225;\nand\n(b) in respect of each dependent child—\n(i) under the age of 11 immediately before the beginning of the academic year, or born during that year, £465;\n(ii) then aged 11 or over, but under 16, £930;\n(iii) then aged 16 or over, but under 18, £1,240;\n(iv) then aged 18 or over, £1,780;\nexcept that the only or eldest dependent child shall be disregarded for the purposes hereof if the student has neither an adult dependant nor a spouse who is, or but for paragraph 12(2) would be, a dependant.\n(5) Where the student has not made an election under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4, the sum of £255 will be payable in respect of either:\n(i) an only or eldest dependent child whose income does not exceed £3,455, where the dependants requirement in respect of that child is calculated by reference to sub-paragraph (4)(a); or\n(ii) a dependent child whose income does not exceed the amount applicable to his age by more than £1,230, where the dependants requirement in respect of that child is calculated by reference to sub-paragraph (4)(b).\n(6) Where the student has not made an election under paragraph 4 of Schedule 4, the dependants requirement under this paragraph in respect of dependent children shall be increased by £510 in respect of expenditure on travel, books and equipment for the purpose of attending his course.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "am (3.1.2003)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2002/3060",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002"
    },
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      "type": "am (3.1.2003)",
      "affecting": "uksi/2002/3060",
      "affecting_title": "The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2002"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1330/schedule/2/paragraph/13",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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