# The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011, Regulation 61: Qualifying conditions for the special support grant

Extent: E+W

(A1) A current system student who is a 2016 cohort student does not qualify for a special support grant.
(1) A current system student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a special support grant in connection with the student's attendance on a designated course (other than a distance learning course) to defray the costs of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending that course.
(2) A current system student qualifies for a special support grant if the student—
(a) falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 ; ...
(b) is treated as being liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling prescribed by regulations made under section 130(2) of that Act ; ...
(ba) satisfies one of sub-paragraphs (b), (d) and (e) of regulation 14(1) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013; ...
(bb) has no partner and satisfies sub-paragraph (c) of regulation 14(1) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013; or
(c) under regulation 25(3) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 is liable or treated as being liable to make payments in respect of the accommodation they occupy as their home.
(3) If a current system student does not qualify for a fee loan in respect of an academic year of the designated course, the student cannot qualify for a special support grant for that year unless the reason that the student does not qualify for a fee loan is that—
(a) the year is an Erasmus year in accordance with regulation 19(2) .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) A current system student does not qualify for a special support grant if the current course is the graduate entry accelerated programme.
(5) Subject to regulation (6), a special support grant is payable in respect of the four quarters of the academic year.
(6) Where any of the following events occur in the course of an academic year, a student may qualify for a special support grant in respect of such quarters of the academic year as begin after the relevant event occurs—
(a) a course designation event which results in the student’s course becoming a designated course; or
(b) an event falling within regulation 2A(2)(c), (d), (e) or (f), or 2A(3)(a), (b) or (c), which results in the student becoming an eligible student.
(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(8) In this regulation, “partner” has the meaning given in regulation 42(1)(h).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1986/regulation/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-2011/regulation-61
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