OpenLegislation

The Education (Student Support) ( No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

S.R. 2009/373 · Made 18 November 2009 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 24 July 2026.

Education

Made 18th November 2009

Coming into operation- 17th December 2009

The Department for Employment and Learningf1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3 and 8(4) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998f2 and now vested in itf3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

Formerly known as the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment; see the Department for Employment and Learning Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 c.15

f2

S.I. 1998/1760 (N.I. 14). Article 3 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21), section 147(3)(a) and (b), the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1), Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003, (c.14), s. 147(4) and by the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, (S.I. 2005/1116 (N.I. 5)), Articles 11 and 12

f3

S.R. 1999 No. 481 see Article 5(b) and Schedule 3 Part II

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation : general
  4. 2AMeaning of “in-year qualifying event”, “protected category event”, “settled status event”, “course designation event” etc. and related matters
  5. 3Amendment of the 2009 Regulations
  6. 4Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
  7. Part 2: ELIGIBILITY
  8. 5Eligible students
  9. 6Designated courses
  10. 7Period of eligibility
  11. 8Transfer of status
  12. Part 3: APPLYING FOR SUPPORT, PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND LOAN CONTRACTS
  13. 9Applications for support
  14. 10Time limits
  15. 11Information
  16. 12Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan
  17. Part 4: FEE SUPPORT
  18. Chapter 1: GENERAL
  19. 13Previous course
  20. 14Miscellaneous
  21. Chapter 2: TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE
  22. 15Current system students
  23. 16Old system students Repealed
  24. 17Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
  25. 18Events Repealed
  26. 19Students to be treated as in attendance on a course
  27. Chapter 3: FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  28. 20Availability of fee loans to current system students - general
  29. 21Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course
  30. 21AStandard entitlement – graduate entry medicine course in Northern Ireland
  31. 22Standard entitlement – course leading to degree in social work
  32. 23Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course
  33. 24Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
  34. 25Amount of the fee loan
  35. 25AAmount of relevant institution charge loan
  36. Chapter 4: GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  37. 26Old system students who are continuing students Repealed
  38. 27Old system students who are transferring students Repealed
  39. 28Old system students who are on end-on courses Repealed
  40. 29Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course Repealed
  41. 30Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course Repealed
  42. 31Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study Repealed
  43. 32Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution or a relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland Repealed
  44. 33Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution Repealed
  45. 34Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution Repealed
  46. Chapter 5: FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  47. 35Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students Repealed
  48. 36Amount of the fee contribution loan Repealed
  49. Part 5: GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
  50. Chapter 1: TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE
  51. 37Current system students
  52. 38Old system students Repealed
  53. Chapter 2: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  54. 39General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
  55. 40Students who are treated as in attendance
  56. Chapter 3: DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCES
  57. 41Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance
  58. 42Amount of the disabled students’ allowance
  59. Chapter 4: GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
  60. 43Interpretation of Chapter 4
  61. 44General
  62. 45Adult dependants’ grant
  63. 46Childcare grant
  64. 47Parents’ learning allowance
  65. 48Calculations
  66. Chapter 5: GRANTS FOR TRAVEL
  67. 49Interpretation
  68. 50General
  69. 50AQuarters in respect of which grant for travel is payable
  70. 51Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
  71. 52Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
  72. 53Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
  73. 54Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
  74. 55Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
  75. 56Deductions from the grant for travel
  76. Chapter 6: MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  77. 57Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
  78. 58Amount of the maintenance grant
  79. Chapter 7: SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  80. 59Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
  81. 60Amount of the special support grant
  82. Chapter 8: HIGHER EDUCATION BURSARIES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  83. 61Qualifying conditions and amounts of the higher education bursary Repealed
  84. Part 6: LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
  85. Chapter 1: QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
  86. 62Interpretation of Part 6
  87. 63Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students
  88. 64Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students Repealed
  89. Chapter 2: MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS
  90. 65General
  91. 66Current system students with full entitlement
  92. 67Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
  93. 68Old system students with full entitlement Repealed
  94. 69Students with reduced entitlement
  95. Chapter 3: LONG COURSES LOAN
  96. 70Long courses loan
  97. Chapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS
  98. 71Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs and the long courses loan are payable
  99. 72Students falling into more than one category
  100. 73Students residing with parents
  101. 74Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  102. 75Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
  103. 76Deductions from loans for living costs
  104. 77Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan
  105. 78Categories of student
  106. 78AApplication of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021
  107. Part 7: COLLEGE FEE LOANS
  108. 79General Repealed
  109. 80Qualifying conditions Repealed
  110. 81Persons to be treated as eligible students Repealed
  111. 82Disabled students Repealed
  112. 83Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year Repealed
  113. 84Availability of college fee loans Repealed
  114. 85Amount of college fee loan Repealed
  115. 86Transfers Repealed
  116. Part 8: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  117. 87Calculation of contribution
  118. 88Application of contribution – current system students
  119. 89Application of contribution – old system students Repealed
  120. 90Order of application
  121. 91Minimum level of loan for living costs
  122. 92Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
  123. Part 9: PAYMENTS
  124. Chapter 1: INTERPRETATION OF PART 9
  125. 93Interpretation
  126. Chapter 2: PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES
  127. 94Payment of grants for fees
  128. Chapter 3: PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
  129. 95Payment of grants for living and other costs
  130. Chapter 4: PAYMENT OF LOANS
  131. 96General
  132. 97Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  133. 98Information requirements
  134. 99Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans
  135. 99APayment of fee contribution loans Repealed
  136. 100Payment of college fee loans Repealed
  137. 101Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans
  138. Chapter 5: OVERPAYMENTS
  139. 102Overpayments of fee support
  140. 103Overpayments of college fee loan Repealed
  141. 104Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6
  142. Part 10: SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES
  143. 105Eligible distance learning students
  144. 106Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
  145. 107Designated distance learning courses
  146. 108Period of eligibility
  147. 109Support for distance learning courses
  148. 110Amount of grant under regulation 109(1)(a) and (b)
  149. 110AAmount of the distance learning fee loan under regulation 109(1)(aa)
  150. 111Interpretation of regulation 110
  151. 112Disabled distance learning students’ allowance
  152. 113Applications for support
  153. 113ARequirement to enter into a contract for a distance learning fee loan
  154. 114Declarations provided by academic authorities
  155. 115Information
  156. 115AInformation requirements
  157. 116Transfer of status
  158. 117Conversion of status – eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses
  159. 118Conversion of status – eligible distance learning students transferring to designated courses
  160. 118AProvision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  161. 119Payment of grants for fees
  162. 119APayment of distance learning fee loan
  163. 120Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students’ allowance
  164. 121Overpayment of grants and allowances
  165. 121AOverpayment of distance learning fee loan
  166. Part 11: SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
  167. 122Eligible part-time students
  168. 123Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
  169. 124Designated part-time courses
  170. 125Period of eligibility
  171. 126Assistance for part-time courses
  172. 127Amount of grant under regulation 126(1)(a) and (b)
  173. 127AAmount of the part-time fee loan under regulation 126(1)(aa)
  174. 128Interpretation of regulation 127
  175. 129Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Wales or Scotland Repealed
  176. 130Disabled part-time students’ allowance
  177. 131Applications for support
  178. 131ARequirement to enter into a contract for a part-time fee loan
  179. 132Declarations provided by academic authorities
  180. 133Information
  181. 133AInformation requirements
  182. 134Transfer of status
  183. 135Conversion of status
  184. 135AProvision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  185. 136Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances
  186. 137Payment of grants for fees
  187. 137APayment of Part-time fee loan
  188. 138Overpayment of grants and allowances
  189. 138AOverpayment of Part-time fee loan
  190. Part 12: SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  191. 139Eligible postgraduate students
  192. 140Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  193. 141Designated postgraduate courses
  194. 142Period of eligibility
  195. 143Transfer of status
  196. 144Applications for support
  197. 145Information
  198. 146Amount of grant
  199. 147Payment of grant
  200. 148Overpayments
  201. Part 13: MASTER’S, ETC. FEE LOAN
  202. 149Eligible Master’s, etc. Students
  203. 150Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
  204. 151Events Repealed
  205. 152Designated Master’s, etc. courses
  206. 153Period of eligibility
  207. 154Transfer of status
  208. 155Availability of Master’s, etc. fee loan to eligible Master’s, etc. students Repealed
  209. 156Amount of Master’s, etc. fee loan
  210. 157Applications for support
  211. 158Declarations provided by academic authorities
  212. 159Time limits
  213. 160Requirement to enter into a contract for a Master’s, etc. fee loan
  214. 161Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  215. 162Information requirements
  216. 163Payment of Master’s, etc. fee loan
  217. 164Overpayments of Master’s, etc. fee loan
  218. 165Withdrawal, abandonment, expulsion, absence, etc. from course
  219. Signature
  220. Schedule 1: AMENDMENT OF THE 2009 REGULATIONS
  221. 1Paragraph 1
  222. 2Paragraph 2
  223. 3Paragraph 3
  224. 4Paragraph 4
  225. Schedule 2: ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
  226. Part 1: Interpretation
  227. 1Paragraph 1
  228. Part 2: Categories
  229. 2Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  230. 2AParagraph 2A
  231. 3Paragraph 3
  232. 4Refugees and their family members
  233. 4APersons granted section 67 leave
  234. 4BPersons granted Calais leave
  235. 4CPersons granted humanitarian protection and their family members
  236. 4DPersons granted indefinite leave to remain as a bereaved partner and their children
  237. 4EPersons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and their children
  238. 4FPersons granted stateless leave and their family members
  239. 5Persons with leave to enter or remain on the grounds of discretionary leave and their family members
  240. 6Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  241. 6AParagraph 6A
  242. 6BParagraph 6B
  243. 7Paragraph 7
  244. 7AParagraph 7A
  245. 8Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
  246. 8AParagraph 8A
  247. 9EU nationals etc.
  248. 9AParagraph 9A
  249. 9BUnited Kingdom nationals
  250. 9CParagraph 9C
  251. 9DPersons resident in Gibraltar
  252. 10EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands
  253. 10AParagraph 10A
  254. 11Children of Swiss nationals
  255. 11AParagraph 11A
  256. 12Children of Turkish workers
  257. 12AParagraph 12A
  258. 13Long Residence
  259. 14Persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes and their family members”;
  260. 15Evacuated or assisted British nationals from Afghanistan
  261. 16Persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes and their family members
  262. Schedule 3: DESIGNATED COURSES
  263. 1Paragraph 1
  264. 2Paragraph 2
  265. 3Paragraph 3
  266. 4Paragraph 4
  267. 5Paragraph 5
  268. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  269. 7Paragraph 7
  270. 8Paragraph 8
  271. 9Paragraph 9
  272. Schedule 3A: DESIGNATED POSTGRADUATE COURSES (FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISABLED POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCE PAYABLE UNDER PART 12)
  273. 1Paragraph 1
  274. 2Paragraph 2
  275. 3Paragraph 3
  276. 4Paragraph 4
  277. 5Paragraph 5
  278. 6Paragraph 6
  279. 7Paragraph 7
  280. Schedule 3B: DESIGNATED MASTER’S, ETC. COURSES
  281. 1Paragraph 1
  282. 2Paragraph 2
  283. 3Paragraph 3
  284. 4Paragraph 4
  285. 5Paragraph 5
  286. Schedule 4: INFORMATION
  287. 1Paragraph 1
  288. 2Paragraph 2
  289. 2AParagraph 2A
  290. 3Paragraph 3
  291. Schedule 5: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  292. 1Definitions
  293. 2Independent eligible student
  294. 3Household income
  295. 4Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
  296. 5Calculation of parent’s residual income
  297. 6Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
  298. 7Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
  299. 8Calculation of contribution – old system students Repealed
  300. 9Calculation of contribution – current system students
  301. 10Split contributions
  302. Schedule 6RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Repealed
  303. Explanatory note