# The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011, Regulation 68: Interpretation of Part 6

Extent: E+W

In this Part—
(a) a current system student “with full entitlement” is a current system student other than a student with reduced entitlement;
(b) “the maintenance grant amount” is, unless otherwise stated,—
(i) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant not exceeding £1,749, the amount of maintenance grant payable;
(ii) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,749, £1,749; and
(iii) where no maintenance grant is payable, nil.
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) the “relevant date” is the first day of the first academic year of the specified designated course;
(e) a “student with reduced entitlement” is an eligible student who—
(i) does not qualify for a grant for living and other costs in respect of the academic year because of regulation 38(4)(a) ... or 38(6); or
(ii) is not an eligible care leaver and opts when applying for a loan for living costs not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income;
(f) where the duration of a graduate-entry or postgraduate-level course for the initial training of teachers is only one academic year, that year is not to be treated as the final year ;
(g) a “loan for living costs” is a loan for maintenance only, except where paragraph (h) or (i) applies;
(h) a “loan for living costs” where regulation 71(1)(h) applies, is a loan for maintenance and, where applicable, a special support loan;
(i) a “loan for living costs” where regulation 71(1)(i) applies, is a special support loan only;
(j) a “long courses loan” is a loan for maintenance;
(k) a “special support loan” is a loan to defray the costs of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending a designated course.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1986/regulation/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-2011/regulation-68
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