Regulation 50A Quarters in respect of which grant for travel is payableF1
Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a grant for travel is payable in respect of the four quarters of the academic year.
Where a protected category event which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs—
in the course of the first academic year of a course; and
on or before the course start date,
the student may qualify for a grant for travel in respect of the four quarters of the first academic year of the course.
Where—
a course designation event which results in a student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or
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 a grant for travel in respect of such quarters of the academic year as begin after the event in question occurs.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 50A substituted (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), 44