Regulation 146 Amount of grantI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the grant under this Part is such amount as the Department considers appropriate to assist with one or more types of eligible expenditure.

F1(2)

The amount of grant under this regulation in respect of an academic year—

(a)

for expenditure other than travel expenditure, must not exceed F2£27,500;

(b)

for travel expenditure, must not exceed the additional expenditure incurred.

(3)

For the purposes of this Part, the “types of eligible expenditure” are—

(a)

expenditure on a non-medical helper;

(b)

expenditure on major items of specialist equipment; and

F3(c)

travel expenditure.

F4(4)

Subject to paragraph (5), the grant under this Part is payable in respect of the four quarters of the academic yearF5....

(5)

Where one of the events listed in regulation 140F6... occurs in the course of an academic year, a student may qualify for a grant under this Part i F7in respect of—

(a)

the quarter in which the relevant event occurs, and

(b)

if relevant, such quarters as begin after the relevant event occurs.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 146(2) substituted (with application in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/75), regs. 1(3)(a), 24(a)
F2: Sum in reg. 146(2)(a) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(a)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 3(2)(d)
F3: Reg. 146(3)(c) substituted (with application in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/75), regs. 1(3)(a), 24(b)
F4: Reg. 146(4)(5) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending Rule) by The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/398), regs. 1(1), 18
F5: Words in reg. 146(4) omitted (with application in accordance with of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/75), regs. 1(3)(a), 24(c)
F6: Word in reg. 146(5) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(c) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/19), regs. 1(2), 55
F7: Words in reg. 146(5) substituted (with application in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/75), regs. 1(3)(a), 24(d)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 146 in operation at 17.12.2009, see reg. 1(1)