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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-78",
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  "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/78",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "78",
  "heading": "Application of contribution to loan for living costs",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (5), the “minimum level for the academic year” in regulation 77(d) for a new system student is—\n(a) £2,560, in the case of a student in category A;\n(b) £4,630, in the case of a student in category B;\n(c) £3,940, in the case of a student in category C or D;\n(d) £3,305, in the case of a student in category E.\n(2) Subject to paragraph (5), where the academic year in question is the final year of a course other than an intensive course , the “minimum level for the academic year” is—\n(a) £2,315, in the case of a student in category A;\n(b) £4,215, in the case of a student in category B;\n(c) £3,430, in the case of a student in category C or D;\n(d) £3,060, in the case of a student in category E.\n(3) Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the “minimum level for the academic year” for an old system student is—\n(a) £1,960, in the case of a student in category A;\n(b) £4,715, in the case of a student in category B;\n(c) £3,800, in the case of a student in category C;\n(d) £3,800, in the case of a student in category D;\n(e) £2,950, in the case of a student in category E.\n(4) Subject to paragraph (5), where the academic year in question is the final year of a course other than an intensive course, the “minimum level for the academic year” for an old system student is—\n(a) £1,630 in the case of a student in category A;\n(b) £4,165, in the case of a student in category B;\n(c) £3,115, in the case of a student in category C;\n(d) £3,115, in the case of a student in category D;\n(e) £2,625, in the case of a student in category E.\n(5) Where different categories apply for different quarters of the academic year, the minimum levels in paragraphs (1) and (2) are the aggregate of the amounts determined under paragraph (4) for each of the quarters in respect of which a loan is payable.\n(6) The amount determined for each quarter is one third of the amount in paragraph (1) or (2) which corresponds to the rate applicable for the quarter.\n(7) The rate applicable for a quarter is determined in accordance with regulation 63.\n(8) Paragraph (9) applies to type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who qualify for a maintenance grant and whose contribution exceeds nil.\n(9) The loan for living costs payable in respect of an academic year to a student to whom this regulation applies is calculated as follows—\nA-Bwhere\nA is the amount of loan for living costs left after applying the contribution in accordance with this Part; and\nB is the amount of maintenance grant payable to the student.\n(10) Categories A to E have the meaning given in regulation 70.",
  "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": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 78 substituted (1.5.2007) by The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/195), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 11"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 78 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/78",
    "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."
}