# The Education (Student Loans) Regulations 1991, Regulation 11: Deferment


(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, a borrower shall beentitled to defer making repayments of his loan if he satisfies theloans administrator—
(a) that his gross income for the month preceding the month in which heapplies for deferment does not exceed £1055; and
(b) if the loans administrator so requires, that his gross averagemonthly income during the three months immediately following the monthfirst referred to in sub-paragraph (a) will not or is unlikely to exceed£1055.
(2) If a borrower falls within paragraph (1), he shall not be obliged tomake repayments during a period of twelve months beginning with suchdate as may be determined by the loans administrator, being a date notmore than twelve months earlier or one month later than the date onwhich the loans administrator notifies the borrower that it is satisfiedthat he is entitled to defer making repayments.
(3) Notwithstanding deferment a borrower may at any time after givingnotice to the loans administrator resume making repayments at any timebefore the end of the period of deferment.
(4) In determining whether a borrower’s gross monthly income exceeds,will exceed or is likely to exceed the amount specified in paragraph (1)no account shall be taken of any disability-related benefits paid orwhich will or are likely to be paid to him in the months in question.
(5) In paragraph (4)“disability-related benefits” means—
(a) the benefits or allowances payable pursuant to the Social SecurityAct 1975 known as invalidity allowance, attendance allowance, severe disablement allowance, mobility allowance and industrial injuries benefit; and
(b) disability premium and severe disability premium payable pursuantto the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987.
(6) Interest shall accrue on a loan and shall be added to theoutstanding amount thereof during any period of deferment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1299/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-loans-regulations-1991/regulation-11
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