Regulation 42 Students qualifying for a loan for living costs during a course yearI1

England and Wales

(1)

Where a protected category event—

(a)

occurs during a course year, and

(b)

results in a student becoming an eligible student,

the student may qualify for a loan for living costs in respect of that course year, but not in respect of a course year beginning before that course year.

(2)

Where—

(a)

a course designation event occurs during a course year and results in a student’s course becoming a designated course, or

(b)

an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) occurs during a course year and results in a student becoming an eligible student,

the student may qualify for a loan for living costs, subject to paragraph (3).

(3)

A student referred to in paragraph (2)—

(a)

does not qualify for a loan for living costs in respect of any day of the course year before that event occurs, and

(b)

does not qualify for a loan for living costs in respect of a course year beginning before the course year in which the event occurred.

(4)

Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply where the protected category event, course designation event, or in-year qualifying event (as the case may be) occurs after the last day in the course year on which the student is undertaking study.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 42 in force at 1.9.2026, see reg. 1(1)(b)