The Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2006

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Title, commencement and application

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

3. PART 2 ELIGIBILITY

   1. 4. Eligible students

   2. 5. Designated courses

   3. 6. Period of eligibility

   4. 7. Previous study

   5. 8. Transfer of Status

4. PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION

   1. 9. Applications for support

   2. 10. Time limits

   3. 11. Information

5. PART 4 GRANTS FOR FEES

   1. 12. Qualifying conditions for grants for fees

   2. 13. Amount of grants for fees at a publicly funded institution

   3. 14. Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution

6. PART 5 LOANS FOR FEES

   1. 15. General qualifying conditions for loans for fees

   2. 16. Fee contribution loans

   3. 17. Fee loans

7. PART 6 GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS

   1. 18. General qualifying conditions for grants for living costs

   2. 19. Grants for disabled students' living costs

   3. 20. Grants for students who have left care

   4. 21. Grants for dependants- general

   5. 22. Grants for dependants- adult dependants' grant

   6. 23. Grants for dependants- childcare grant

   7. 24. Grants for dependants- parents' learning allowance

   8. 25. Grants for dependants- calculations

   9. 26. Grants for dependants- interpretation

   10. 27. Grants for travel

   11. 28. Higher education grants

   12. 29. Maintenance grant

   13. 30. Special Support Grant

8. PART 7 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS

   1. 31. Qualifying conditions for loans for living costs

   2. 32. Maximum amount of loans for old system eligible students with full entitlement

   3. 33. Maximum amount of loans for new system eligible students with full entitlement

   4. 34. (1) This regulation applies to a type 1 and type...

   5. 35. Students with reduced entitlement

   6. 36. Students residing with parents

   7. 37. Loans for living costs payable in respect of three quarters of the academic year

   8. 38. Students falling into more than one category

   9. 39. Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year

   10. 40. Increases in maximum amount

   11. 41. Deductions from loans for living costs

   12. 42. Interpretation of Part 7

9. PART 8 GENERAL LOAN PROVISIONS

   1. 43. Additional amount of loans

   2. 44. Interest

10. PART 9 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

    1. 45. Calculation of contribution

    2. 46. Application of contribution

11. PART 10 PAYMENTS

    1. 47. Payment of grants or loans for fees

    2. 48. Payment of grants and loans for living costs

    3. 49. Overpayments

12. PART 11 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

    1. 50. Eligible part-time students

    2. 51. Designated part-time courses

    3. 52. Period of eligibility

    4. 53. Support for part-time courses

    5. 54. Grants for disabled part-time students' living costs

    6. 55. Applications for support

    7. 56. Information

    8. 57. Transfer of status

    9. 58. Conversion of status

    10. 59. Payment of support to eligible part-time students

    11. 60. Payment of grants for fees

    12. 61. Overpayments

13. PART 12 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    1. 62. Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 63. Designated postgraduate courses

    3. 64. Period of eligibility

    4. 65. Transfer of status

    5. 66. Applications for support

    6. 67. Information

    7. 68. Amount of grants

    8. 69. Payment of grants

    9. 70. Overpayments

14. Signature

15. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

       1. 1. A person who on the first day of the first...

       2. 2. A person who is a refugee, ordinarily resident in the...

       3. 3. A person who— (a) has been informed by a person...

       4. 4. A person who is an EEA migrant worker and who—...

       5. 5. A person who is the spouse or civil partner of...

       6. 6. A person who is the child of an EEA migrant...

       7. 7. A person who on the first day of the first...

       8. 8. A person who on the first day of the academic...

       9. 9. The residence conditions referred to above are that—

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       DESIGNATED COURSES

       1. 1. A first degree course other than a course referred to...

       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 initial training of teachers, including such...

       5. 5. A course for the further training of teachers or youth...

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

       7. 7. A course providing education (whether or not in preparation for...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       INFORMATION

       1. 1. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

       2. 2. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

       3. 3. Information provided to the National Assembly under these Regulations must...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       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 eligible students

       9. 9. Calculation of contribution- new system students

       10. 10. Split contributions

16. Explanatory Note