Regulation 43 Childcare grantF1I1
Northern Ireland
An eligible student qualifies, in connection with his attendance on a designated course, for a grant in respect of childcare costs for each dependent child in accordance with this regulation.
Subject to paragraph (3), an eligible student qualifies for a childcare grant in respect of an academic year where childcare is provided by an approved or registered childcare provider if—
the child is under the age of 15 immediately before the beginning of the academic year; or
the child has special educational needs within the meaning of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996f1 and is under the age of 17 immediately before the beginning of the academic year.
An eligible student does not qualify for a grant under this regulation if he or his partner has elected to receive the childcare element of the working tax credit under Part I of the Tax Credits Act 2002f2.
Subject to paragraph (5), the basic amount of childcare grant for each week is—
for one dependent child, 85 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £148.75 per week; or
for two or more dependent children, 85 per cent. of the costs of the childcare, subject to a maximum amount of £255 per week
except that the student does not qualify for any such grant in respect of each week falling within the period between the end of the course and the end of the academic year in which the course ends.
For the purposes of calculating the basic amount of childcare grant—
a week runs from Monday to Sunday; and
where a week in respect of which childcare costs are incurred falls partly within and partly outside the academic year in respect of which childcare grant is payable under this regulation, the maximum weekly amount of grant is calculated by multiplying the relevant maximum weekly amount in paragraph (4) by the number of days of that week falling within the academic year and dividing the product by seven.
In this regulation—
“approved childcare provider” means a childcare provider approved in accordance with the Tax Credit (New Category of Child Care Provider) Regulations 1999f3or the Tax Credits (Approval of Child Care Providers) Scheme 2005f4or the Tax Credits (Approval of Home Child Care Providers) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2006f5; and“registered childcare provider” means a person who acts as a child minder or provides day care and is registered within the meaning of Articles 118, 119 and 120 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995f6(registration of child minders and persons providing day care for young children).
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (1.5.2007) by The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/195), regs. 1, 4(1)(a) (with reg. 4(3))