The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Independent eligible student or partner is a parent of an eligible student

8.  Where—

(a)an independent eligible student (I) or the partner of the independent eligible student (PI) is a parent of an eligible student (S), and

(b)a statutory award payable to S is calculated by reference to the residual income of I or PI, or both,

the residual income of PI is not aggregated under List B of Step 1 in paragraph 3(1) for the purposes of calculating the household income of I.