Regulation 49 Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic yearI1

England and Wales

(1)

Where a student becomes an eligible student during the course of an academic year as a result of one of the events listed in paragraph (2), the student may qualify for a loan for living costs in respect of such quarters of that academic year in respect of which a loan for living costs is payable as begin after the relevant event in paragraph (2) occurs.

(2)

The events are—

(a)

the student’s course becomes a designated course;

F1(b)

the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 1) is recognised as a refugee, becomes a person granted stateless leave, becomes a person with leave to enter or remain or becomes a person granted humanitarian protection under paragraph 339C of the immigration rules;

F2(ba)

the student or the student’s parent becomes a person with section 67 leave to remain F3or a person F4granted leave to enter or remain as a protected partner;

F5(bb)

the student becomes a person with Calais leave;

F6(bc)

the student becomes a protected Ukrainian national F7or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person;

F8(c)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F9(d)

the student becomes a person described in F10paragraph 2(1)(a) or 3(1)(a) of Schedule 1;

F11(e)

where regulation 4(2A)(a) applies, the student becomes a person described in paragraph 12(a) of Schedule 1;

(f)

the student becomes a person described in F12paragraph 6A(1)(a) of Schedule 1 or, where regulation 4(2A)(a) applies, in paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 1; F13...

F14(g)

the student becomes a person described in paragraph 11A(a) of Schedule 1 or, where regulation 4(2A)(a) applies, in paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1; or

F15(h)

F16the student becomes a person described in paragraph 9B(1)(a)(ii) of Schedule 1.

(3)

An eligible student to whom paragraph (1) applies does not qualify for a loan for living costs in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the relevant event occurred.

(4)

The maximum amount of loan for living costs payable is the aggregate of the maximum amount of loan for each quarter in respect of which the student qualifies for support under this regulation.

(5)

The maximum amount of loan for living costs for each such quarter is one third of the maximum amount of loan for living costs which would apply for the academic year if the student fell into the category which applies to the relevant quarter for the duration of the academic year.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 49(2)(b) substituted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 21
F2: Reg. 49(2)(ba) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 26
F3: Words in reg. 49(2)(ba) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(a) (with reg. 2)
F4: Words in reg. 49(2)(ba) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 15
F5: Reg. 49(2)(bb) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(b) (with reg. 2)
F6: Reg. 49(2)(bc) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 26
F7: Words in reg. 49(2)(bc) inserted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 20 (with reg. 2)
F8: Reg. 49(2)(c) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(c) (with reg. 2)
F9: Reg. 49(2)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1302), regs. 1(3), 15
F10: Words in reg. 49(2)(d) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 2(1)(a) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/16), regs. 1(2), 17
F11: Reg. 49(2)(e) substituted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(e) (with reg. 2)
F12: Words in reg. 49(2)(f) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(f)(i) (with reg. 2)
F13: Word in reg. 49(2)(f) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(f)(ii) (with reg. 2)
F14: Reg. 49(2)(g) substituted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(g) (with reg. 2)
F15: Reg. 49(2)(h) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 59(h) (with reg. 2)
F16: Words in reg. 49(2)(h) substituted (1.8.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/813), regs. 1(2), 6

Commencement

I1: Reg. 49 in force at 17.2.2017, see reg. 1(2)