The Education (Student Support) ( No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Amendment of the 2009 Regulations

   4. 4. Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

3. PART 2 ELIGIBILITY

   1. 5. Eligible students

   2. 6. Designated courses

   3. 7. Period of eligibility

   4. 8. Transfer of status

4. PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT, PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND LOAN CONTRACTS

   1. 9. Applications for support

   2. 10. Time limits

   3. 11. Information

   4. 12. Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan

5. PART 4 FEE SUPPORT

   1. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL

      1. 13. Previous course

      2. 14. Miscellaneous

   2. CHAPTER 2 TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE

      1. 15. Current system students

      2. 16. Old system students

      3. 17. Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      4. 18. Events

      5. 19. Students to be treated as in attendance on a course

   3. CHAPTER 3 FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 20. Availability of fee loans to current system students - general

      2. 21. Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course

      3. 22. Standard entitlement – course leading to degree in social work

      4. 23. Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course

      5. 24. Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses

      6. 25. Amount of the fee loan

      7. 25A. Amount of relevant institution charge loan

   4. CHAPTER 4 GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 26. Old system students who are continuing students

      2. 27. Old system students who are transferring students

      3. 28. Old system students who are on end-on courses

      4. 29. Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course

      5. 30. Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course

      6. 31. Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study

      7. 32. Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution or a relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland

      8. 33. Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution

      9. 34. Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution

   5. CHAPTER 5 FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 35. Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students

      2. 36. Amount of the fee contribution loan

6. PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS

   1. CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE

      1. 37. Current system students

      2. 38. Old system students

   2. CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1. 39. General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs

      2. 40. Students who are treated as in attendance

   3. CHAPTER 3 DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCES

      1. 41. Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance

      2. 42. Amount of the disabled students’ allowance

   4. CHAPTER 4 GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS

      1. 43. Interpretation of Chapter 4

      2. 44. General

      3. 45. Adult dependants’ grant

      4. 46. Childcare grant

      5. 47. Parents’ learning allowance

      6. 48. Calculations

   5. CHAPTER 5 GRANTS FOR TRAVEL

      1. 49. Interpretation

      2. 50. General

      3. 50A. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a grant for travel is...

      4. 51. Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

      5. 52. Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

      6. 53. Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study

      7. 54. Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study

      8. 55. The expenditure specified in this regulation is—

      9. 56. Deductions from the grant for travel

   6. CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 57. Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant

      2. 58. Amount of the maintenance grant

   7. CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 59. Qualifying conditions for the special support grant

      2. 60. Amount of the special support grant

   8. CHAPTER 8 HIGHER EDUCATION BURSARIES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 61. Qualifying conditions and amounts of the higher education bursary

7. PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS

   1. CHAPTER 1 QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

      1. 62. Interpretation of Part 6

      2. 63. Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students

      3. 64. Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students

   2. CHAPTER 2 MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS

      1. 65. General

      2. 66. Current system students with full entitlement

      3. 67. Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students

      4. 68. Old system students with full entitlement

      5. 69. Students with reduced entitlement

   3. CHAPTER 3 LONG COURSES LOAN

      1. 70. Long courses loan

   4. CHAPTER 4 MISCELLANEOUS

      1. 71. Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs and the long courses loan are payable

      2. 72. Students falling into more than one category

      3. 73. Students residing with parents

      4. 74. Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      5. 75. Students who are treated as in attendance on a course

      6. 76. Deductions from loans for living costs

      7. 77. Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan

      8. 78. Categories of student

8. PART 7 COLLEGE FEE LOANS

   1. 79. General

   2. 80. Qualifying conditions

   3. 81. Persons to be treated as eligible students

   4. 82. Disabled students

   5. 83. Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year

   6. 84. Availability of college fee loans

   7. 85. Amount of college fee loan

   8. 86. Transfers

9. PART 8 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

   1. 87. Calculation of contribution

   2. 88. Application of contribution – current system students

   3. 89. Application of contribution – old system students

   4. 90. Order of application

   5. 91. Minimum level of loan for living costs

   6. 92. Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students

10. PART 9 PAYMENTS

    1. CHAPTER 1 INTERPRETATION OF PART 9

       1. 93. Interpretation

    2. CHAPTER 2 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES

       1. 94. Payment of grants for fees

    3. CHAPTER 3 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS

       1. 95. Payment of grants for living and other costs

    4. CHAPTER 4 PAYMENT OF LOANS

       1. 96. General

       2. 97. Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

       3. 98. Information requirements

       4. 99. Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans

       5. 99A. Payment of fee contribution loans

       6. 100. Payment of college fee loans

       7. 101. Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans

    5. CHAPTER 5 OVERPAYMENTS

       1. 102. Overpayments of fee support

       2. 103. Overpayments of college fee loan

       3. 104. Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6

11. PART 10 SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

    1. 105. Eligible distance learning students

    2. 106. Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year

    3. 107. Designated distance learning courses

    4. 108. Period of eligibility

    5. 109. Support for distance learning courses

    6. 110. Amount of grant under regulation 109(1)(a) and (b)

    7. 110A. Amount of the distance learning fee loan under regulation 109(1)(aa)

    8. 111. Interpretation of regulation 110

    9. 112. Disabled distance learning students’ allowance

    10. 113. Applications for support

    11. 113A. Requirement to enter into a contract for a distance learning fee loan

    12. 114. Declarations provided by academic authorities

    13. 115. Information

    14. 115A. Information requirements

    15. 116. Transfer of status

    16. 117. Conversion of status – eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses

    17. 118. Conversion of status – eligible distance learning students transferring to designated courses

    18. 118A. Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

    19. 119. Payment of grants for fees

    20. 119A. Payment of distance learning fee loan

    21. 120. Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students’ allowance

    22. 121. Overpayment of grants and allowances

    23. 121A. Overpayment of distance learning fee loan

12. PART 11 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

    1. 122. Eligible part-time students

    2. 123. Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year

    3. 124. Designated part-time courses

    4. 125. Period of eligibility

    5. 126. Assistance for part-time courses

    6. 127. Amount of grant under regulation 126(1)(a) and (b)

    7. 127A. Amount of the part-time fee loan under regulation 126(1)(aa)

    8. 128. Interpretation of regulation 127

    9. 129. Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Wales or Scotland

    10. 130. Disabled part-time students’ allowance

    11. 131. Applications for support

    12. 131A. Requirement to enter into a contract for a part-time fee loan

    13. 132. Declarations provided by academic authorities

    14. 133. Information

    15. 133A. Information requirements

    16. 134. Transfer of status

    17. 135. Conversion of status

    18. 135A. Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

    19. 136. Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances

    20. 137. Payment of grants for fees

    21. 137A. Payment of Part-time fee loan

    22. 138. Overpayment of grants and allowances

    23. 138A. Overpayment of Part-time fee loan

13. PART 12 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    1. 139. Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 140. Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

    3. 141. Designated postgraduate courses

    4. 142. Period of eligibility

    5. 143. Transfer of status

    6. 144. Applications for support

    7. 145. Information

    8. 146. Amount of grant

    9. 147. Payment of grant

    10. 148. Overpayments

14. PART 13 MASTER’S, ETC. FEE LOAN

    1. 149. Eligible Master’s, etc. Students

    2. 150. Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year

    3. 151. Events

    4. 152. Designated Master’s, etc. courses

    5. 153. Period of eligibility

    6. 154. Transfer of status

    7. 155. Availability of Master’s, etc. fee loan to eligible Master’s, etc. students

    8. 156. Amount of Master’s, etc. fee loan

    9. 157. Applications for support

    10. 158. Declarations provided by academic authorities

    11. 159. Time limits

    12. 160. Requirement to enter into a contract for a Master’s, etc. fee loan

    13. 161. Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

    14. 162. Information requirements

    15. 163. Payment of Master’s, etc. fee loan

    16. 164. Overpayments of Master’s, etc. fee loan

    17. 165. Withdrawal, abandonment, expulsion, absence, etc. from course

15. Signature

16. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       AMENDMENT OF THE 2009 REGULATIONS

       1. 1. The 2009 Regulations are amended by paragraphs 2 to 4....

       2. 2. In regulation 112— (a) at the beginning of paragraph (7)(a)...

       3. 3. In regulation 129— (a) at the beginning of paragraph (6)...

       4. 4. In Schedule 2 (Eligible students), Part 2, paragraph 4(1)(b) substitute...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

       1. PART 1 Interpretation

          1. 1. (1) For the purposes of this Schedule— “EEA frontier self-employed...

       2. PART 2 Categories

          1. 2. Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom

          2. 3. A person who— (a) is settled in the United Kingdom...

          3. 4. Refugees and their family members

          4. 4A. Persons granted section 67 leave

          5. 5. Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members

          6. 6. Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

          7. 7. A person who— (a) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland...

          8. 8. Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

          9. 9. EC nationals

          10. 10. (1) A person who— (a) is an EC national other...

          11. 11. Children of Swiss nationals

          12. 12. Children of Turkish workers

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       DESIGNATED COURSES

       1. 1. A first degree course.

       2. 2. A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.

       3. 3. A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...

       4. 4. A course for the Certificate of Higher Education.

       5. 5. A coursefor the initial training of teachers.

       6. 6. A course for the further training of youth and community...

       7. 7. A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...

       8. 8. A course— (a) providing education (whether or not in preparation...

    4. SCHEDULE 3A

       DESIGNATED POSTGRADUATE COURSES (FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISABLED POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCE PAYABLE UNDER PART 12)

       1. 1. A Postgraduate Certificate

       2. 2. A Postgraduate Diploma

       3. 3. A Master’s degree

       4. 4. A Doctoral degree

       5. 5. A course recognised by the Department for the purposes of...

       6. 6. A course recognised by the Department for the purposes of...

       7. 7. A course recognised by the Department for the purposes of...

    5. SCHEDULE 3B

       DESIGNATED MASTER’S, ETC. COURSES

       1. 1. A Master’s degree.

       2. 2. A Postgraduate Diploma.

       3. 3. A Postgraduate Certificate.

       4. 4. A course recognised by the Department for the purposes of...

       5. 5. A course recognised by the Department for the purposes of...

    6. SCHEDULE 4

       INFORMATION

       1. 1. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible distance learning student, eligible part-time...

       2. 2. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible distance learning student, eligible part-time...

       3. 3. Information provided to the Department pursuant to these Regulations must...

    7. SCHEDULE 5

       FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

       1. 1. Definitions

       2. 2. Independent eligible student

       3. 3. Household income

       4. 4. Calculation of eligible student’s residual income

       5. 5. Calculation of parent’s residual income

       6. 6. Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income

       7. 7. Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income

       8. 8. Calculation of contribution – old system students

       9. 9. Calculation of contribution – current system students

       10. 10. Split contributions

    8. SCHEDULE 6

       RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

17. Explanatory Note