Regulation 42 Amount of the disabled students’ allowanceI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

Subject to the following paragraphs, the amount of the disabled students’ allowance is the amount that the Department considers appropriate in accordance with the student’s circumstances.

F1(2)

The amount of the disabled students’ allowance 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.

F3(3)

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F4(4)

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F5(5)

Subject to paragraph (6), the disabled students’ allowance is payable in respect of the four quarters of the academic yearF6....

(F76)

Where a protected category event which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs—

(a)

in the course of the first academic year of a course; and

(b)

on or before the course start date,

the student may qualify for the disabled students’ allowance in respect of the four quarters of that academic year.

(6A)

Where—

(a)

a course designation event which results in a student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or

(b)

an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs in the course of an academic year,

the student may qualify for the disabled students’ allowance in respect of the qualifying quarters.

(6B)

For the purposes of paragraph (6A) “the qualifying quarters” means—

(a)

the quarter in which the relevant event occurs; and

(b)

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

F8(7)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 42(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), 20(a)
F2: Sum in reg. 42(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)(a)
F3: Reg. 42(3) 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), 20(b)
F4: Reg. 42(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), 20(b)
F5: Reg. 42(5)-(7) 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), 5
F6: Words in reg. 42(5) 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), 20(c)
F7: Reg. 42(6)-(6B) substituted for reg. 42(6) (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(c) of the amending Rule) by The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/19), regs. 1(2), 41
F8: Reg. 42(7) omitted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)(3) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Education (Student Fees and Support) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/85), regs. 1(1), 6(b)(ii)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 42 in operation at 17.12.2009, see reg. 1(1)