Regulation 58 Qualifying conditions for the special support grantI1
United Kingdom Not yet in force
A current system student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a special support grant in connection with his attendance on a designated course to defray the costs of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending that course.
A current system student qualifies for a special support grant if he—
falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f1; or
is treated as being liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling prescribed by regulations made under section 130(2) of that Actf2.
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 special support grant for that year unless the reason that he does not qualify for a fee loan is that—
the year is an Erasmus year; or
the designated course is an old flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 58 in force at 1.4.2008, see reg. 1(1)
Footnotes
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1992 c. 4 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. The relevant regulation is regulation 4ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967). Regulation 4ZA was inserted by S.I. 1996/206, amended by S.I. 2000/1981 and S.I. 2006/2144; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
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There are amendments to section 130 which are not relevant to these Regulations. The relevant regulation is regulation 56 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213, as amended by S.I. 2006/718).