# The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018, Regulation 71: Adult dependants grant


(1) An eligible student qualifies for an adult dependants grant in respect of only one of the following persons—
(a) the student's partner;
(b) an adult dependant of the student.
(2) But an eligible student does not qualify for an adult dependants grant if one of the following exceptions applies— Exception 1 Where the eligible student is applying in respect of an adult dependant (“A”)—
(a) A's net income for the current academic year exceeds £3,923, or
(b) A is—
(i) the spouse or civil partner of the eligible student's partner (including a spouse or civil partner from whom the student's partner is separated), or
(ii) the former partner of the eligible student's partner.
Exception 2 Where the eligible student is applying in respect of the student's partner “(P)”—
(a) the eligible student is, in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers, separated from P, or
(b) P is ordinarily living outside the United Kingdom and is not maintained by the eligible student.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2018/191/regulation/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-student-support-wales-regulations-2018/regulation-71
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