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The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2009

S.I. 2009/1555 · Made 23 June 2009

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Education, England

Made 23rd June 2009

Laid before Parliament 1st July 2009

Coming into force 1st September 2009

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22 and 42(6) 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. See section 43(1) of the 1998 Act for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”.

Contents

  1. Part 1: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement, and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Amendment of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2008
  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, PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND LOAN CONTRACTS
  12. 9Applications for support
  13. 10Time limits
  14. 11Information
  15. 12Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan
  16. Part 4: FEE SUPPORT
  17. Chapter 1: GENERAL
  18. 13Previous course
  19. 14Miscellaneous
  20. Chapter 2: TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE
  21. 15Current system students
  22. 16Old system students
  23. 17Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  24. 18Events
  25. 19Students to be treated as in attendance on a course
  26. Chapter 3: FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  27. 20Availability of fee loans to current system students - general
  28. 21Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course
  29. 22Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course
  30. 23Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
  31. 24Amount of the fee loan
  32. Chapter 4: GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  33. 25Old system students who are continuing students
  34. 26Old system students who are transferring students
  35. 27Old system students who are on end-on courses
  36. 28Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
  37. 29Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course
  38. 30Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
  39. 31Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution
  40. 32Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution
  41. 33Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
  42. Chapter 5: FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  43. 34Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
  44. 35Amount of the fee contribution loan
  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. 42Interpretation of Chapter 4
  57. 43General
  58. 44Adult dependants’ grant
  59. 45Childcare grant
  60. 46Parents’ learning allowance
  61. 47Calculations
  62. Chapter 5: GRANTS FOR TRAVEL
  63. 48Interpretation
  64. 49General
  65. 50Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
  66. 51Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
  67. 52Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
  68. 53Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
  69. 54Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
  70. 55Deductions from the grant for travel
  71. Chapter 6: MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  72. 56Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
  73. 57Amount of the maintenance grant – 2008 cohort students
  74. 58Amount of the maintenance grant – 2009 cohort students
  75. 59Amount of the maintenance grant – current system students who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students
  76. Chapter 7: SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
  77. 60Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
  78. 61Amount of the special support grant – 2008 cohort students
  79. 62Amount of the special support grant – 2009 cohort students
  80. 63Amount of the special support grant – current system students who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students
  81. Chapter 8: HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
  82. 64Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant
  83. 65Amount of the higher education grant
  84. Part 6: LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
  85. Chapter 1: QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
  86. 66Interpretation of Part 6
  87. 67Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students
  88. 68Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
  89. Chapter 2: MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS
  90. 69General
  91. 702008 cohort students with full entitlement except type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
  92. 71Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2008 cohort students
  93. 722009 cohort students with full entitlement except type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
  94. 73Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2009 cohort students
  95. 74Current system students with full entitlement who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students
  96. 75Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students
  97. 76Old system students with full entitlement
  98. 77Students with reduced entitlement
  99. Chapter 3: LONG COURSES LOAN
  100. 78Long courses loan
  101. Chapter 4: MISCELLANEOUS
  102. 79Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable
  103. 80Students falling into more than one category
  104. 81Students residing with parents
  105. 82Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  106. 83Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
  107. 84Increases in maximum amount
  108. 85Deductions from loans for living costs
  109. 86Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan
  110. 87Categories of student
  111. Part 7: COLLEGE FEE LOANS
  112. 88General
  113. 89Qualifying conditions
  114. 90Persons to be treated as eligible students
  115. 91Disabled students
  116. 92Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
  117. 93Availability of college fee loans
  118. 94Amount of college fee loan
  119. 95Transfers
  120. Part 8: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  121. 96Calculation of contribution
  122. 97Application of contribution – 2008 or 2009 cohort students
  123. 98Application of contribution – current system students who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students
  124. 99Application of contribution – old system students
  125. 100Order of application – 2008 or 2009 cohort students
  126. 101Order of application – other eligible students
  127. 102Minimum level of loan for living costs
  128. 103Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
  129. Part 9: PAYMENTS
  130. Chapter 1: INTERPRETATION OF PART 9
  131. 104Interpretation
  132. Chapter 2: PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES
  133. 105Payment of grants for fees
  134. Chapter 3: PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
  135. 106Payment of grants for living and other costs
  136. Chapter 4: PAYMENT OF LOANS
  137. 107General
  138. 108Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
  139. 109Information requirements
  140. 110Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans
  141. 111Payment of college fee loans
  142. 112Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans
  143. Chapter 5: OVERPAYMENTS
  144. 113Overpayments of fee support
  145. 114Overpayments of college fee loan
  146. 115Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6
  147. Part 10: SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES
  148. 116Eligible distance learning students
  149. 117Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
  150. 118Designated distance learning courses
  151. 119Period of eligibility
  152. 120Support for distance learning courses
  153. 121Amount of support
  154. 122Interpretation of regulation 121
  155. 123Disabled distance learning students’ allowance
  156. 124Applications for support
  157. 125Declarations provided by academic authorities
  158. 126Information
  159. 127Transfer of status
  160. 128Conversion of status – eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses
  161. 129Conversion of status – eligible distance learning students transferring to designated courses
  162. 130Payment of grants for fees
  163. 131Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students’ allowance
  164. 132Overpayments
  165. Part 11: SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
  166. 133Eligible part-time students
  167. 134Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
  168. 135Designated part-time courses
  169. 136Period of eligibility
  170. 137Assistance for part-time courses
  171. 138Amount of assistance
  172. 139Interpretation of regulation 138
  173. 140Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland
  174. 141Disabled part-time students’ allowance
  175. 142Applications for support
  176. 143Declarations provided by academic authorities
  177. 144Information
  178. 145Transfer of status
  179. 146Conversion of status
  180. 147Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances
  181. 148Payment of grants for fees
  182. 149Overpayments
  183. Part 12: SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  184. 150Eligible postgraduate students
  185. 151Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
  186. 152Designated postgraduate courses
  187. 153Period of eligibility
  188. 154Transfer of status
  189. 155Applications for support
  190. 156Information
  191. 157Amount of grant
  192. 158Payment of grant
  193. 159Overpayments
  194. Signature
  195. Schedule 1: ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
  196. Part 1: Interpretation
  197. 1Paragraph 1
  198. Part 2: Categories
  199. 2Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  200. 3Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
  201. 4Refugees and their family members
  202. 5Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members
  203. 6Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  204. 7Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
  205. 8Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
  206. 9EC nationals
  207. 10EC nationals
  208. 11Children of Swiss nationals
  209. 12Children of Turkish workers
  210. Schedule 2: DESIGNATED COURSES
  211. 1Paragraph 1
  212. 2Paragraph 2
  213. 3Paragraph 3
  214. 4Paragraph 4
  215. 5Paragraph 5
  216. 6Paragraph 6
  217. 7Paragraph 7
  218. 8Paragraph 8
  219. Schedule 3: INFORMATION
  220. 1Paragraph 1
  221. 2Paragraph 2
  222. 3Paragraph 3
  223. Schedule 4: FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
  224. 1Definitions
  225. 2Independent eligible student
  226. 3Household income
  227. 4Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
  228. 5Calculation of parent’s residual income
  229. 6Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
  230. 7Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
  231. 8Calculation of contribution – old system students
  232. 9Calculation of contribution – current system students
  233. 10Split contributions
  234. Schedule 5: AMENDMENT OF THE 2008 (No. 2) REGULATIONS
  235. 1Amendment to regulation 2
  236. 2Amendment to regulation 14
  237. 3Amendment to regulation 20
  238. 4Amendment to regulation 27
  239. 5Amendment to regulation 28
  240. 6Amendment to regulation 29
  241. 7Amendment to regulation 119
  242. 8Amendment to regulation 136
  243. Explanatory note