{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-60",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-60.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2009/373",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Student Support) ( No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2009",
  "path": "regulation/60",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "60",
  "heading": "Amount of the special support grant",
  "text": "(1) The maximum amount of special support grant available in respect of an academic year is—\n(a) in the case of a type 1 or type 3 teacher training student, £1,785;\n(b) in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £3,569;\n(c) in the case of a current system student other than a type 1, type 2 or type 3 teacher training student, £3,569.\n(2) A type 1 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—\n(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £1,785;\n(b) where the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019, the student receives an amount equal to M−(A2) where—\nM is £1,785\nA is £1 for every complete £8.86 by which the household income exceeds £19,203; and\n(c) where the household income exceeds £29,019 or the student opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, the student receives £678.\n(3) A type 2 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—\n(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £3,569;\n(b) where the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019, the student receives an amount equal to M−A where—\nM is £3,569\nA is £1 for every complete £4.43 by which the household income exceeds £19,203; and\n(c) where the household income exceeds £29,019 or the student opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, the student receives £1,354.\n(4) A type 3 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives, subject to sub-paragraph (c), an amount as follows in respect of that year—\n(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £1,785;\n(b) where the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £41,065, the student receives an amount equal to M−(A​+​B2) where—\nM is £1,785\nA is £1 for every complete £8.86 by which the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019\nB is £1 for every complete £18.50 by which the household income exceeds £29,019 but does not exceed £41,065; and\n(c) where the household income exceeds £41,065, no special support grant is payable.\n(5) A current system student other than a type 1, type 2 or type 3 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—\n(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £3,569;\n(b) where the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019, the student receives an amount equal to M−A where—\nM is £3,569\nA is £1 for every complete £4.43 by which the household income exceeds £19,203;\n(c) where the household income exceeds £29,019 but does not exceed £41,065, the student receives an amount equal to RM−A where—\nRM is £1,354\nA is £1 for every complete £9.25 by which the household income exceeds £29,019; and\n(d) where the household income exceeds £41,065, no special support grant is payable.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(1)(a) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(1)(b) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(1)(c) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(2)(a) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sums in reg. 60(2)(b) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(2)(c) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(3)(a) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sums in reg. 60(3)(b) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(3)(c) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(4)(a) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Sums in reg. 60(4)(b) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 60(5)(a) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Sums in reg. 60(5)(b) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Sums in reg. 60(5)(c) substituted (10.4.2026 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(b)) by The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/56), regs. 1(2), 7, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 60 in operation at 17.12.2009, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/373/regulation/60",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:29:58.145650+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}