The Further Education Loans and the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

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

(2) In regulation 47 (calculations)—

(a) in paragraph (1), after “(1A),”, insert “(1AA),”

(b) in paragraph (1A), after “the amount of adult dependants’ grant payable”, insert—

“, where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of any dependent child or children, taken together for the prior financial year, exceeds £8,746,”;

(c) after paragraph (1A), insert—

“(1AA) Where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of any dependent child or children, taken together for the prior financial year, does not exceed £8,746, the amount of adult dependant’s grant payable is the basic amount mentioned in paragraph (3) of regulation 44.”;

(d) in paragraph (1B), after “child or children”, insert “, taken together for the prior financial year,”;

(e) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after “(2A),”, insert “(2AA),”;

(ii) after “(2B),”, insert “(2BA),”;

(f) in paragraph (2A), after “The amount of childcare grant payable”, insert—

“, where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent child, taken together for the prior financial year, exceeds £9,727,”;

(g) after paragraph (2A), insert—

“(2AA) Where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent child, taken together for the prior financial year, does not exceed £9,727, the amount of childcare grant payable is an amount equal to—

Where—

(i)

A is the basic amount mentioned in paragraph (5)(a) of regulation 45 multiplied by 52; and

(ii)

B is the number of weeks in respect of which the eligible student applies and qualifies for childcare grant up to a maximum of 52 weeks.”;

(h) in paragraph (2B), after “The amount of childcare grant payable”, insert—

“, where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent children, taken together for the prior financial year, exceeds £11,118,”;

(i) after paragraph (2B), insert—

“(2BA) Where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent children, taken together for the prior financial year, does not exceed £11,118, the amount of childcare grant payable is an amount equal to—

Where—

(i)

A is the basic amount mentioned in paragraph (5)(b) of regulation 45; and

(ii)

B is the number of weeks in respect of which the eligible student applies and qualifies for childcare grant up to a maximum of 52 weeks.”;

(j) in paragraph (3), after “(3A),”, insert “(3AA),”;

(k) in paragraph (3A), after “the amount of parents’ learning allowance payable”, insert—

“, where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent child or children, taken together for the prior financial year, exceeds £14,910,”;

(l) after paragraph (3A), insert—

“(3AA) Where the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent child or children, taken together for the prior financial year, does not exceed £14,910, the amount of parents’ learning allowance payable is the basic amount mentioned in paragraph (2) of regulation 46.”;

(m) in paragraph (3B), after “child or children”, insert “, taken together for the prior financial year,”;

(n) in paragraph (4), after “(1A),”, insert “(1AA),”;

(o) in paragraph (5), for “(2A) and (2C), or (2B) and (2C)”, substitute “(2A), (2AA) and (2C), or (2B), (2BA) and (2C)”;

(p) in paragraph (6), after “(3A)”, insert “, (3AA)”.

(1)

S.I. 2011/1986, as amended by S.I. 2012/1653, 2013/235, 2013/630, 2013/1728, 2013/3106, 2014/1766, 2014/2103, 2014/2765, 2015/1951, 2016/270, 2016/584, 2017/52, 2017/114, 2017/204, 2018/136, 2018/137, 2018/434, 2018/443, 2018/472, 2018/599 and 2019/142.