Regulation 18 Amount of disabled students’ allowanceI1

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of the disabled students’ allowance is the amount that the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with the student’s circumstances to assist with one or more types of eligible expenditure.

(2)

The amount of disabled students’ allowance must not exceed £10,260.

(3)

The “types of eligible expenditure” are—

(a)

expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;

(b)

expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;

(c)

any additional expenditure incurred—

(i)

for the purpose of attending the College; and

(ii)

within or outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of travelling to the College in order to attend the relevant course.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 18 in force at 17.4.2010, see reg. 1