Regulation 98 Grants for disabled part-time students' living costsF1I1
England and Wales
An eligible part-time student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a grant for disabled part-time students' living costs to assist with the additional expenditure which the Welsh Ministers are satisfied the student is obliged to incur in connection with the eligible part-time student undertaking a designated part-time course by reason of a disability to which the eligible part-time student is subject.
Subject to paragraph (3), the amount of grant for which an eligible part-time student qualifies under this regulation is the amount that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
The amount of the grant must not exceed—
£15,885 in respect of an academic year for expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;
£5,332 in respect of all the academic years during the period of eligibility for expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;
the additional expenditure incurred—
within the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending the institution;
within or outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending, as a part of the eligible part-time student’s course, any period of study at an overseas institution or for the purpose of attending the Institute;
£1,338 in respect of an academic year for any other expenditure including expenditure incurred for the purposes referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) which exceeds the specified maxima.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (1.9.2014) by The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3177), regs. 1(2), 3(1) (with savings in reg. 3(2)-(18))
Commencement
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Reg. 98 in force at 4.1.2013, see reg. 1(2)