Regulation 57 Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grantI1
Northern Ireland
A current system student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a maintenance grant in connection with the student’s attendance on a designated course.
A current system student does not qualify for a maintenance grant if the student qualifies for a special support grant.
If a current system student does not qualify for a fee loan F1or relevant institution charge loan in respect of an academic year of the designated course, the student cannot qualify for a maintenance grant for that year unless the reason that the student does not qualify for a fee loan or relevant institution charge loan is that—
the year is an Erasmus year F2in accordance with regulation 20(3); or
the designated course is an old flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.
Subject to paragraph (5), a maintenance grant is payable to a F4current system student 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 maintenance grant in respect of the four quarters of that academic year.
Where—
a course designation event which results in 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 maintenance grant in respect of such quarters of the academic year as begin after the event in question occurs.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 57(3) inserted (6.6.2013 with application in accordance with reg. 1(2)) by The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. 2013/128), regs. 1(1), 10
- F2
Words in reg. 57(3)(a) 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) 2013 (S.R. 2013/223), regs. 1(1), 6
- F3
Reg. 57(4)-(6) 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), 12
- F4
Words in reg. 57(4) substituted (26.2.2024) by The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/19), regs. 1(2), 12
- F5
Reg. 57(5)(5A) substituted for reg. 57(5) (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), 45
- F6
Reg. 57(6) 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(e)(ii)
- F7
Reg. 57(7) inserted (26.2.2024) by The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/19), regs. 1(2), 68
- F8
Words in reg. 57(7) substituted (16.3.2025) by The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/32), regs. 1(2), 21
Commencement
- I1
Reg. 57 in operation at 17.12.2009, see reg. 1(1)