# The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006, Paragraph 20


(1) Where the claimant is the parent of a student aged under 25 in advanced education who either—
(a) is not in receipt of any award, grant or student loan in respect of that education; or
(b) is in receipt of an award under section 2 of the Education Act 1962 or an award bestowed by virtue of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, or regulations made thereunder, or a bursary, scholarship or other allowance under section 49(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, or a payment under section 73 of that Act of 1980,
and the claimant makes payments by way of a contribution towards the student's maintenance, other than a parental contribution falling within paragraph 19, an amount specified in sub-paragraph (2) in respect of each week during the student's term.
(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the amount shall be equal to—
(a) the weekly amount of the payments; or
(b) the amount by way of a personal allowance for a single claimant under 25 less the weekly amount of any award, bursary, scholarship, allowance or payment referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b),
whichever is less.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/213/schedule/5/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-benefit-regulations-2006/schedule-5/paragraph-20
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