# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 3: Household income

Extent: E+W

(1) The amount of reduction applicable to an eligible student is assessed on the basis of the household income.
(2) The household income is—
(a) in the case of an eligible student who is not an independent eligible student, the aggregate of—
(i) the residual income of the eligible student,
(ii) the residual income of the eligible student’s parents, subject to paragraph 5(11), and
(iii) the residual income of the partner of the eligible student’s parent, where the Secretary of State considered that parent the more appropriate under paragraph 5(11),
(b) in the case of an independent eligible student who has a partner, the aggregate of—
(i) the residual income of the eligible student, and
(ii) the residual income of the eligible student’s partner, subject to sub-paragraph (4), or
(c) in the case of an independent eligible student who does not have a partner, the residual income of the eligible student.
(3) In determining household income under sub-paragraph (2), the sum of £1,130 is deducted—
(a) for each child who is wholly or mainly financially dependent on the eligible student or the eligible student’s partner, or
(b) for each child, other than the eligible student, who is wholly or mainly financially dependent on the eligible student’s parent or the eligible student’s parent’s partner whose residual income is being taken into account.
(4) In determining household income under sub-paragraph (2)(b) in respect of a parent student, the residual income of the parent student’s partner must not be aggregated where—
(a) the parent student’s child, or parent student’s partner’s child, holds a statutory award, and
(b) the household income in respect of that award is calculated with reference to the residual income of the parent student or of the parent student’s partner or of both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/schedule/7/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/schedule-7/paragraph-3
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