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Regulation 61 Amount of the special support grant – 2008 cohort students

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(1)

The maximum amount of special support grant available to a 2008 cohort student in respect of an academic year is —

(a)

in the case of a type 1 or type 3 teacher training student, £1,453;

(b)

in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £2,906; and

(c)

in the case of a 2008 cohort student other than a type 1, type 2 or type 3 teacher training student, £2,906.

(2)

A type 1 teacher training student who is a 2008 cohort student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—

(a)

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives £1,453;

(b)

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £34,459 the student receives an amount equal to M−( A 2 ) where—

  • M is £1,453

  • A is £1 for every complete £5.86 by which the household income exceeds £25,000; and

(c)

where the household income exceeds £34,459 or the student opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, the student receives £646.

(3)

A type 2 teacher training student who is a 2008 cohort student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—

(a)

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives £2,906;

(b)

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £34,459, the student receives an amount equal to M−A where—

  • M is £2,906

  • A is £1 for every complete £5.86 by which the household income exceeds £25,000; and

(c)

where the household income exceeds £34,459 or the student opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, the student receives £1,292.

(4)

A type 3 teacher training student who is a 2008 cohort student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives, subject to sub-paragraph (c), an amount as follows in respect of that year—

(a)

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives £1,453;

(b)

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £60,032, the student receives an amount equal to M−( A+​B 2 ) where—

  • M is £1,453

  • A is £1 for every complete £5.86 by which the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £34,459

  • B is £1 for every complete £20.59 by which the household income exceeds £34,459 but does not exceed £60,032; and

(c)

where the household income exceeds £60,032, no special support grant is payable.

(5)

A 2008 cohort student other than a type 1, type 2 or type 3 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives, subject to sub-paragraph (c), an amount as follows in respect of that year—

(a)

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives £2,906;

(b)

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £60,032, the student receives an amount equal to M−( A+B ) where—

  • M is £2,906,

  • A is £1 for every complete £5.86 by which the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £34,459,

  • B is £1 for every complete £20.59 by which the household income exceeds £34,459 but does not exceed £60,032; and

(c)

where the household income exceeds £60,032, no special support grant is payable.