# The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 52: Amount of the special support grant

Extent: N.I.

(1) The maximum amount of special support grant available in respect of an academic year is—
(a) in the case of a type 1 teacher training student, £1,600;
(b) in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £3,200;
(c) in the case of a new system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student, £3,200.
(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—
(a) where the household income is £17,500 or less, he receives £1,600;
(b) where the household income exceeds £17,500 but does not exceed £26,500, he receives an amount equal to
M-(A)(2)where—
M is £1,600
A is £1 for every complete £4.50 by which the household income exceeds £17,500; and
(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.
(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—
(a) where the household income is £17,500 or less, he receives £3,200;
(b) where the household income exceeds £17,500 but does not exceed £26,500, he receives an amount equal to M − A where—
M is £3,200
A is £1 for every complete £4.50 by which the household income exceeds £17,500; and
(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.
(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—
(a) where the household income is £17,500 or less, he receives £3,200;
(b) where the household income exceeds £17,500 but does not exceed £26,500, he receives an amount equal to M − A where—
M is £3,200
A is £1 for every complete £4.50 by which the household income exceeds £17,500;
(c) where the household income exceeds £26,500 but does not exceed £37,425, he receives an amount equal to RM − A where—
RM is £1,200
A is £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the household income exceeds £26,500; and
(d) where the household income exceeds £37,425, no special support grant is payable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/312/regulation/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-52
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