# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, Regulation 6: Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Extent: E+W

After regulation 58 insert—
“Amount of maintenance loan: part-time students who qualify for special support payment
58A. (1) Where a part-time student qualifies for a special support payment under regulation 50, the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student is calculated in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) The amount of maintenance loan is calculated by applying the following steps—
Step 1
Identify the amount of base grant and maintenance grant payable to the student which is to be treated as a special support payment under regulation 50.
Step 2
Calculate the applicable amount of living support for the student by reference to Table 10A, where Column 2 of the table specifies the amount of living support that applies in relation to the academic year specified in Column 1.
Table 10A
Column 1
Column 2
Academic year
Amount of living support for part-time student where special support payable
Beginning on or after 2018
£6,650 multiplied by intensity of study
Step 3
Deduct the amount of special support payment identified at Step 1 from the applicable amount of living support identified at Step 2.
The result is the amount of maintenance loan payable to the student.
(3) In this regulation, “living support” is the collective term for special support payment, maintenance grant and maintenance loan.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/813/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-amendment-regulations-2018/regulation-6
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