Regulation 21 Hardship loans

An eligible student who has applied for the maximum amount of loan in respect of an academic year which has been notified to him and received at least one instalment of that loan may apply to the Secretary of State for a determination that he is eligible for an additional loan on grounds of hardship, which shall be known as a “hardship loan”.

A hardship loan shall be £100 or a multiple thereof not exceeding £500.

An eligible student shall demonstrate his eligibility for a hardship loan by providing such evidence of his requirements and resources as the Secretary of State may require.

The Secretary of State shall determine the amount of hardship loan which he considers the student requires, and the student shall be eligible for hardship loan in that amount.

An eligible student who is eligible for a hardship loan shall apply for a loan not greater than the amount referred to in paragraph (4) by completing and submitting to the Secretary of State an application in such form as he may require not later than one month after the date he receives notice of the determination under paragraph (4) and one month before the end of the academic year.

The student shall sign a declaration on the application form in the terms set out in regulation 20(3).