# The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008, Regulation 55: Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) A current system student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a maintenance grant in connection with his attendance on a designated course.
(2) A current system student does not qualify for a maintenance grant if he qualifies for a special support grant.
(3) If a current system student does not qualify for a fee loan in respect of an academic year of the designated course, he cannot qualify for a maintenance grant for that year unless the reason that he does not qualify for a fee loan is that—
(a) the year is an Erasmus year; or
(b) the designated course is an old flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/529/regulation/55 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-2008/regulation-55
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