Regulation 64 Covenant income where no grant income or no contribution is assessedI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where a student is not in receipt of income by way of a grant the amount of his covenant income shall be calculated as follows—

(a)

any sums intended for any expenditure specified in regulation 62(2)(a) to (f), (calculation of grant income) necessary as a result of his attendance on the course, shall be disregarded;

(b)

any covenant income, up to the amount of the standard maintenance grant, which is not so disregarded, shall be apportioned equally between the weeks of the period of study and there shall be disregarded from the covenant income to be so apportioned the amount which would have been disregarded under F1regulation 62(2)(g) and (h) and (2A) (calculation of grant income) had the student been in receipt of the standard maintenance grant;

(c)

the balance, if any, shall be divided by 52 or, if there are 53 benefit weeks (including part weeks) in the year, 53 and treated as weekly income of which £5 shall be disregarded.

(2)

Where a student is in receipt of income by way of a grant and no contribution has been assessed, the amount of his covenant income shall be calculated in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph (1), except that—

(a)

the value of the standard maintenance grant shall be abated by the amount of his grant income less an amount equal to the amount of any sums disregarded under regulation 62(2)(a) to (f); and

(b)

the amount to be disregarded under paragraph (1)(b) shall be abated by an amount equal to the amount of any sums disregarded under regulation 62(2)(g) and (h) and (2A).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 64 substituted (6.4.1992) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/468), regs. 1(1), 5(4) (with reg. 1(2))

Commencement

I1: Reg. 64 in force at 11.4.1988, see reg. 1

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1: 1986 c. 50; section 84(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited because of the meanings assigned to the words “prescribed” and “regulations”.
F2: 1975 c. 14; section 114 is applied by section 52(3)(b) of the Social Security Act 1986 (c. 50); section 166(3A) is inserted by section 62 of that Act and section 166(1) to (3A) is applied by section 83(1) of that Act.

Notes on Part V

Modifications

C1: Pt. V applied (with modifications) (S.) (6.10.2003) by The National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/460), reg. 1, sch. Pt. I Table A (with reg. 13)

Notes on Chapter VIII

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. V Ch. VIII heading substituted (29.3.2001) by The Income Support (General) Amendment Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/721), regs. 1, 2(b)