# The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2009, Regulation 61: Amount of the special support grant – 2008 cohort students


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1555/regulation/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-2009/regulation-61
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