Regulation 2 Amendment of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations

The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulations 46(3)(calculation of grant income) and 51(5) (treatment of student loans)—

For regulation 46(4) substitute—

“(4)

There shall also be excluded from a student’s grant income the grant for dependants known as the parents' learning allowance paid pursuant to regulations made under Article 3 of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998^f2 or section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998^f3.”.

After regulation 51 insert the following regulation—

“Treatment of fee loans

51A

A loan for fees, known as a fee loan or a fee contribution loan, made pursuant to regulations made under Article 3 of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 or section 73(f) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f4, shall be disregarded as income.”.