# The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 57: New system students with full entitlement

Extent: N.I.

(1) This regulation applies to a new system student with full entitlement (other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student whose contribution exceeds nil).
(2) Subject to Chapter 4 of this Part, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year (other than the final year of a course that is not an intensive course ) is equal to X − Ywhere—
X is—
(i)for a student in category A, £3,415;
(ii)for a student in category B, £6,170;
(iii)for a student in category C or D, £5,255;
(iv)for a student in category E, £4,405;
Y is the maintenance grant amount.
(3) Subject to Chapter 4 of this Part, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year that is the final year of a course that is not an intensive course is equal to X − Ywhere—
X is—
(i)for a student in category A, £3,085;
(ii)for a student in category B, £5,620;
(iii)for a student in category C or D, £4,570;
(iv)for a student in category E, £4,080;
Y is the maintenance grant amount.
(4) In this regulation, “the maintenance grant amount” is—
(a) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant not exceeding £1,200, the amount of maintenance grant payable;
(b) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,200, but less than £3,200, £1,200 with the addition of the amount calculated at paragraph (5);
(c) where the student qualifies under regulation 50(2)(b) for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,200 but not exceeding £1,600, £1,200 with the addition of the amount calculated at paragraph (6);
(d) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant of £3,200, £1,700; and
(e) where no maintenance grant is payable, nil.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(b) the maintenance grant amount is the amount by which the grant calculated at sub-paragraph (b) exceeds the amount calculated at sub-paragraph (a)—
(a) £1,500-A-£17,500£6
(b) £2,000-A-£17,500£4.50
where A is the household income.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(c) the maintenance grant amount is the amount by which the grant calculated at sub-paragraph (b) exceeds the amount calculated at sub-paragraph (a)—
(a) £750-A-£17,500£12
(b) £1,000-A-£17,500£9
where A is the household income.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/312/regulation/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-57
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