# The Education (Student Support) ( No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009, Regulation 60: Amount of the special support grant

Extent: N.I.

(1) The maximum amount of special support grant available in respect of an academic year is—
(a) in the case of a type 1 or type 3 teacher training student, £1,785;
(b) in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £3,569;
(c) in the case of a current system student other than a type 1, type 2 or type 3 teacher training student, £3,569.
(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—
(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £1,785;
(b) where the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019, the student receives an amount equal to M−(A2) where—
M is £1,785
A is £1 for every complete £8.86 by which the household income exceeds £19,203; and
(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.
(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—
(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £3,569;
(b) where the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019, the student receives an amount equal to M−A where—
M is £3,569
A is £1 for every complete £4.43 by which the household income exceeds £19,203; and
(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.
(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—
(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £1,785;
(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—
M is £1,785
A is £1 for every complete £8.86 by which the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019
B is £1 for every complete £18.50 by which the household income exceeds £29,019 but does not exceed £41,065; and
(c) where the household income exceeds £41,065, no special support grant is payable.
(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—
(a) where the household income is £19,203 or less, the student receives £3,569;
(b) where the household income exceeds £19,203 but does not exceed £29,019, the student receives an amount equal to M−A where—
M is £3,569
A is £1 for every complete £4.43 by which the household income exceeds £19,203;
(c) where the household income exceeds £29,019 but does not exceed £41,065, the student receives an amount equal to RM−A where—
RM is £1,354
A is £1 for every complete £9.25 by which the household income exceeds £29,019; and
(d) where the household income exceeds £41,065, no special support grant is payable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2009/373/regulation/60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-no-2-regulations-northern-ireland-2009/regulation-60
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