Regulation 6 Amendment of the 2002 Regulations

There shall be substituted for paragraphs 5(2) and 5(3) of Schedule 3 the following–

“(2)

Where the Secretary of State determines that the eligible student and his partner do not ordinarily live together throughout the relevant year, the partner’s income shall not be taken into account in determining the household income.

(3)

Where the Secretary of State determines that the eligible student and his partner do not ordinarily live together for part only of the relevant year, the partner’s income shall be determined by reference to his income under sub-paragraph (1) divided by fifty-two and multiplied by the number of complete weeks in the relevant year for which the Secretary of State determines that the eligible student and his partner ordinarily live together.”.