Regulation 10 Amendment of the 2002 Regulations

The following shall be inserted after regulation 17 in Part IV—

“Higher Education Grant

17A.

(1)

Subject to the following paragraphs, an eligible student shall be eligible for a grant up to the maximum amount of £1,000 payable in accordance with paragraph (5) for the purpose of defraying the cost of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending a course of higher education.

(2)

An eligible student shall not be eligible for grant under paragraph (1) unless he is on a course which begins on or after 1st September 2004, and for the purpose of this paragraph “course” shall not include an end-on course in relation to a course which begins before 1st September 2004.

(3)

Paragraphs (2) to (6) of regulation 10 shall apply in relation to this regulation as they apply in relation to grants under Part III.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (5), an eligible student’s household income shall be calculated pursuant to Schedule 3.

(5)

An eligible student shall receive grant as follows:

(a)

in any case where the household income is £15,200 or less, he shall receive the maximum amount of the grant available under paragraph (1);

(b)

in any case where the household income exceeds £15,200 and does not exceed £21,185, for every complete £6.30 by which the household income exceeds £15,200 he shall receive £1 less than the maximum amount of grant available; and

(c)

in any case where the household income exceeds £21,185, no grant shall be payable under this regulation.”