{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-52.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2006/312",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2006",
  "path": "regulation/52",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Amount of the special support grant",
  "text": "(1) The maximum amount of special support grant available in respect of an academic year is—\n(a) in the case of a type 1 teacher training student, £1,600;\n(b) in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £3,200;\n(c) in the case of a new system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student, £3,200.\n(2) A type 1 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—\n(a) where the household income is £17,500 or less, he receives £1,600;\n(b) where the household income exceeds £17,500 but does not exceed £26,500, he receives an amount equal to\nM-(A)(2)where—\nM is £1,600\nA is £1 for every complete £4.50 by which the household income exceeds £17,500; and\n(c) where the household income exceeds £26,500 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £600.\n(3) A type 2 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—\n(a) where the household income is £17,500 or less, he receives £3,200;\n(b) where the household income exceeds £17,500 but does not exceed £26,500, he receives an amount equal to M − A where—\nM is £3,200\nA is £1 for every complete £4.50 by which the household income exceeds £17,500; and\n(c) where the household income exceeds £26,500 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £1,200.\n(4) A new system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—\n(a) where the household income is £17,500 or less, he receives £3,200;\n(b) where the household income exceeds £17,500 but does not exceed £26,500, he receives an amount equal to M − A where—\nM is £3,200\nA is £1 for every complete £4.50 by which the household income exceeds £17,500;\n(c) where the household income exceeds £26,500 but does not exceed £37,425, he receives an amount equal to RM − A where—\nRM is £1,200\nA is £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the household income exceeds £26,500; and\n(d) where the household income exceeds £37,425, no special support grant is payable.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 52 in operation at 1.9.2006, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/312/regulation/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:45:48.766711+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}