Regulation 8 Amendments to remove the household income assessment of eligible care leavers in relation to loans for living costs

(1)

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation: general), in the relevant places in alphabetical order, insert—

““eligible care leaver” means an independent eligible student described in paragraph 2(1)(f) of Schedule 4 who is a 2016 cohort student;

“eligible part-time care leaver” means an independent eligible part-time student described in paragraph 2(1)(f) of Schedule 6;”.

(2)

In regulation 68(e) (interpretation of Part 6: definition of “student with reduced entitlement”), in sub-paragraph (ii), at the beginning, insert “is not an eligible care leaver and”.

(3)

In regulation 80 (students with reduced entitlement)—

(a)

in paragraph (1)(f), in the words before paragraph (i), after “2016 cohort student”, insert “, other than an eligible care leaver,”;

(b)

in paragraph (2)(f), in the words before paragraph (i), after “2016 cohort student”, insert “, other than an eligible care leaver,”.

(4)

In regulation 80A (2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(g))—

(a)

in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (4) and (5)”;

(b)

in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (4)” substitute “paragraphs (4) and (5)”;

(c)

after paragraph (4), insert—

“(5)

Where this regulation applies to an eligible care leaver, the formula in each of paragraphs (2) and (3) is to be read as “X”.”.

(5)

In regulation 80B (2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(h))—

(a)

in paragraph (2), for “paragraph (6)” substitute “paragraphs (6) and (7)”;

(b)

in paragraph (4), for “paragraph (6)” substitute “paragraphs (6) and (7)”;

(c)

after paragraph (6), insert—

“(7)

Where this regulation applies to an eligible care leaver, the formula in each of paragraphs (2) and (4) is to be read as “X”.”.

(6)

In regulation 80C (2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(i))—

(a)

in paragraph (2), after “Subject to Chapter 4 of this Part”, insert “and paragraph (4)”;

(b)

after paragraph (3), insert—

“(4)

Where this regulation applies to an eligible care leaver, the formula in paragraph (2) is to be read as “X”.”.

(7)

In regulation 81 (long courses loan)—

(a)

in paragraph (6), for “A deduction” substitute “Subject to paragraph 6A, a deduction”;

(b)

after paragraph (6), insert—

“(6A)

Paragraph (6) does not apply in relation to a long courses loan for an eligible care leaver.”.

(8)

In regulation 103 (order of application - 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students), in paragraph (d), for “calculated in accordance with” substitute “for which the eligible student, other than an eligible care leaver, qualifies under”.

(9)

In regulation 157F(3) (maximum amount of loans for living costs: general), after “eligible part-time student”, in the second place it occurs, insert “, other than an eligible part-time care leaver,”.

(10)

In regulation 157G (maximum amount of loans for living costs: eligible part-time students with full entitlement)—

(a)

in paragraph (1), for “paragraph (5)” substitute “paragraphs (1A) and (5)”;

(b)

after paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A)

Where the eligible part-time student with full entitlement referred to in paragraph (1) is an eligible part-time care leaver, the formula in that paragraph is to be read as “A x X”.”.

(11)

In Schedule 4 (financial assessment), in paragraph 9A (calculation of contribution for loans for living costs - 2016 cohort students)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1), after “2016 cohort student”, insert “, other than an eligible care leaver,”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2), in the words before paragraph (a), after “2016 cohort student”, insert “, other than an eligible care leaver,”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (3), in the words before paragraph (a), after “2016 cohort student”, insert “, other than an eligible care leaver,”.