The Education (Student Support) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

3.—(1) The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In Part 6 (loans for living costs)—

(a) in regulation 90 (categories of student), at the beginning, insert “Subject to regulation 90A,”;

(b) after regulation 90, insert—

“Application of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021

90A.— (1) This regulation applies in relation to the application of category A in respect of—

(a) the quarter beginning on 1st April 2021 and ending on 30th June 2021; and

(b) the quarter beginning on 1st July 2021 and ending on 31st August 2021.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, a student is not to be treated as falling into category A if, in respect of the quarter ending on 31st March 2021, they were paid the rate of loan for living costs and, where applicable, long courses loan payable to a student in category B or D.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to one or both of the quarters mentioned in paragraph (1), in the case of a student who applies to the Secretary of State to have their loan for living costs and, where applicable, long courses loan paid at the rate payable to a student in category A for that quarter or those quarters, as the case may be.”.

(3) In Part 11B(2) (loans for living costs in connection with designated part-time courses)—

(a) in regulation 157F (maximum amount of loans for living costs: general), in paragraph (4), at the beginning, insert “Subject to regulation 157FA,”;

(b) after regulation 157F, insert—

“Application of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021

157FA.— (1) This regulation applies in relation to the application of category A in respect of—

(a) the quarter beginning on 1st April 2021 and ending on 30th June 2021; and

(b) the quarter beginning on 1st July 2021 and ending on 31st August 2021.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, an eligible part-time student is not to be treated as falling into category A if, in respect of the quarter ending on 31st March 2021, they were paid the rate of loan for living costs payable to an eligible part-time student in category B or D.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to one or both of the quarters mentioned in paragraph (1), in the case of an eligible part-time student who applies to the Secretary of State to have their loan for living costs paid at the rate payable to a student in category A for that quarter or those quarters, as the case may be.”.

(1)

S.I. 2011/1986, amended by S.I. 2012/1653, 2013/235, 630, 1728, 3106, 2014/1766, 2103 2765, 2015/1951, 2016/211, 270, 584, 2017/52, 114, 204, 2018/136, 137, 434, 443, 472, 599, 2019/142, 983, 1094, 2020/48, 1181, 1203 and 2021/127.

(2)

Part 11B was inserted by S.I. 2018/472.