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The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/176 · Made 29 January 2007

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Education, England And Wales

Education, Northern Ireland

Made 29th January 2007

Laid before Parliament 7th February 2007

Coming into force 1st March 2007

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22, 42(6) and 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998f1:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1998 c. 30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146 and Schedule 11; the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Schedule 6; the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), section 147 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), sections 42 and 43 and Schedule 7.

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement, application and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2006
  5. 4Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
  6. Part 2: ELIGIBILITY
  7. 5Eligible students
  8. 6Designated courses
  9. 7Period of eligibility
  10. 8Transfer of status
  11. Part 3: APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
  12. 9Applications for support
  13. 10Time limits
  14. 11Information
  15. Part 4: FEE SUPPORT
  16. Chapter 1: TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE
  17. 12Current system students
  18. 13Old system students
  19. 14Requirement to enter a contract for a loan for fees
  20. 15Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  21. 16Events
  22. 17Students to be treated as in attendance on a course
  23. Chapter 2: FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  24. 18Availability of fee loans to current system students - general
  25. 19Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course
  26. 20Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course
  27. 21Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
  28. 22Amount of the fee loan
  29. Chapter 3: GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  30. 23Old system students who are continuing students
  31. 24Old system students who are transferring students
  32. 25Old system students who are on end-on courses
  33. 26Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
  34. 27Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course
  35. 28Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
  36. 29Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly-funded institution
  37. 30Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly-funded institution
  38. 31Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
  39. Chapter 4: FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  40. 32Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
  41. 33Amount of the fee contribution loan
  42. Chapter 5: INTERPRETATION OF PART 4
  43. 34Previous course
  44. 35Miscellaneous
  45. Part 5: GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
  46. Chapter 1: TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE
  47. 36Current system students
  48. 37Old system students
  49. Chapter 2: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  50. 38General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
  51. 39Students who are treated as in attendance
  52. Chapter 3: DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCES
  53. 40Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance
  54. 41Amount of the disabled students’ allowance
  55. Chapter 4: GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
  56. 42General
  57. 43Adult dependants’ grant
  58. 44Childcare grant
  59. 45Parents’ learning allowance
  60. 46Calculations
  61. 47Interpretation of Chapter 4
  62. Chapter 5: GRANTS FOR TRAVEL
  63. 48General
  64. 49Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
  65. 50Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
  66. 51Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
  67. 52Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
  68. 53Additional amount of grant for travel – overseas study
  69. 54Deductions from the grant for travel
  70. 55Interpretation
  71. Chapter 6: MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  72. 56Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
  73. 57Amount of the maintenance grant
  74. Chapter 7: SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  75. 58Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
  76. 59Amount of the special support grant
  77. Chapter 8: HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  78. 60Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant
  79. 61Amount of the higher education grant
  80. Part 6: LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
  81. Chapter 1: QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
  82. 62Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students
  83. 63Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
  84. Chapter 2: MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS
  85. 64General
  86. 65Current system students with full entitlement
  87. 66Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
  88. 67Old system students with full entitlement
  89. 68Students with reduced entitlement
  90. Chapter 3: MISCELLANEOUS
  91. 69Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable
  92. 70Students falling into more than one category
  93. 71Students residing with parents
  94. 72Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  95. 73Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
  96. 74Increases in maximum amount
  97. 75Deductions from loans for living costs
  98. 76Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs
  99. 77Categories of student
  100. 78Interpretation of Part 6
  101. Part 7: COLLEGE FEE LOANS
  102. 79General
  103. 80Qualifying conditions
  104. 81Persons to be treated as eligible students
  105. 82Disabled students
  106. 83Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
  107. 84Availability of college fee loans
  108. 85Availability of college fee loans
  109. 86Availability of college fee loans
  110. 87Availability of college fee loans
  111. 88Amount of college fee loan
  112. 89Transfers
  113. Part 8: INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY
  114. 90Interest
  115. 91Insolvency
  116. Part 9: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  117. 92Calculation of contribution
  118. 93Application of contribution – current system students
  119. 94Application of contribution – old system students
  120. 95Order of application
  121. 96Application of contribution to loan for living costs
  122. 97Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
  123. Part 10: PAYMENTS
  124. Chapter 1: PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES
  125. 98Payment of grants for fees
  126. Chapter 2: PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
  127. 99Payment of grants for living and other costs
  128. Chapter 3: PAYMENT OF LOANS
  129. 100General
  130. 101Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  131. 102Information requirements
  132. 103Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans
  133. 104Payment of college fee loans
  134. 105Payment of loans for living costs
  135. Chapter 4: OVERPAYMENTS
  136. 106Overpayments of fee support
  137. 107Overpayments of college fee loan
  138. 108Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6
  139. Chapter 5: INTERPRETATION
  140. 109Interpretation
  141. Part 11: SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
  142. 110Eligible part-time students
  143. 111Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
  144. 112Designated part-time courses
  145. 113Period of eligibility
  146. 114Assistance for part-time courses
  147. 115Amount of assistance
  148. 116Interpretation of regulation 115
  149. 117Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland
  150. 118Disabled part-time students’ allowance
  151. 119Applications for support
  152. 120Declarations provided by academic authorities
  153. 121Information
  154. 122Transfer of status
  155. 123Conversion of status
  156. 124Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances
  157. 125Payment of grants for fees
  158. 126Overpayments
  159. Part 12: SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  160. 127Eligible postgraduate students
  161. 128Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  162. 129Designated postgraduate courses
  163. 130Period of eligibility
  164. 131Transfer of status
  165. 132Applications for support
  166. 133Information
  167. 134Amount of grants
  168. 135Payment of grants
  169. 136Overpayments
  170. Signature
  171. Schedule 1: AMENDMENT OF THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) REGULATIONS 2006
  172. 1Amendment of regulation 2 of the 2006 Regulations
  173. 2Amendment of regulation 2 of the 2006 Regulations
  174. 3Amendment of regulation 7 of the 2006 Regulations
  175. 4Amendment of regulation 15 of the 2006 Regulations
  176. 5Amendment of regulation 32 of the 2006 Regulations
  177. 6Amendment of regulation 37 of the 2006 Regulations
  178. 7Amendment of regulation 57 of the 2006 Regulations
  179. 8Amendment of regulation 59 of the 2006 Regulations
  180. 9Amendment of regulation 61 of the 2006 Regulations
  181. 10Amendment of regulation 65 of the 2006 Regulations
  182. 11Amendment of regulation 77 of the 2006 Regulations
  183. 12Amendment of regulation 78 of the 2006 Regulations
  184. 13Amendment of regulation 79 of the 2006 Regulations
  185. 14Amendment of Schedule 1 to the 2006 Regulations
  186. Schedule 2: ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
  187. Part 1: Interpretation
  188. 1Paragraph 1
  189. Part 2: Categories
  190. 2Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  191. 3Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  192. 4Refugees and their family members
  193. 5Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members
  194. 6Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  195. 7Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  196. 8Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
  197. 9EC nationals
  198. 10EC nationals
  199. 11Children of Swiss nationals
  200. Schedule 3: DESIGNATED COURSES
  201. 1Paragraph 1
  202. 2Paragraph 2
  203. 3Paragraph 3
  204. 4Paragraph 4
  205. 5Paragraph 5
  206. 6Paragraph 6
  207. 7Paragraph 7
  208. 8Paragraph 8
  209. Schedule 4: INFORMATION
  210. 1Paragraph 1
  211. 2Paragraph 2
  212. 3Paragraph 3
  213. Schedule 5: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  214. 1Definitions
  215. 2Independent eligible student
  216. 3Household income
  217. 4Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
  218. 5Calculation of parent’s residual income
  219. 6Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
  220. 7Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
  221. 8Calculation of contribution – old system students
  222. 9Calculation of contribution – current system students
  223. 10Split contributions – eligible students who are not independent
  224. 11Split contributions – independent eligible students
  225. Explanatory note