Regulation 66 Current system students with full entitlementI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

This regulation applies to a current system student with full entitlement (other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student whose contribution exceeds nil).

(2)

Subject to Chapter 3 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 $X - Y$ where—

X is—
1. (i)
  
  for a student in category A, £3,495;
2. (ii)
  
  for a student in category B, £6,315;
3. (iii)
  
  for a student in category C, £5,375;
4. (iv)
  
  for a student in category D, £4,510;
Y is the maintenance grant amount.

(3)

Subject to Chapter 3 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 $X - Y$ where—

X is—
1. (i)
  
  for a student in category A, £3,155;
2. (ii)
  
  for a student in category B, £5,750;
3. (iii)
  
  for a student in category C, £4,675;
4. (iv)
  
  for a student in category D, £4,175;
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 £1,230, the amount of maintenance grant payable;

(b)

where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,230, but less than £3,265, £1,230 with the addition of the amount calculated at paragraph (5);

(c)

where the student qualifies under regulation 59(2)(b) for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,230, but not exceeding £1,632, £1,230 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 £3,265, £1,765; 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)

$£ 1, 535 - (\frac{A - £ 17, 910}{£ 6})$

(b)

$£ 2, 035 - (\frac{A - £ 17, 910}{£ 4.53})$

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)

$£ 767 - (\frac{A - £ 17, 910}{£ 12})$

(b)

$£ 1, 017 - (\frac{A - £ 17, 910}{£ 9.06})$

where A is the household income.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 66 in operation at 1.5.2007, see reg. 1