The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

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82.—(1) Where one of the events listed in paragraph (4) occurs in the course of an academic year—

(a)a student may qualify for a grant in respect of fees or a new part-time fee loan in respect of that academic year in accordance with this Part provided that the relevant event occurred within the first three months of the academic year; and

(b)a grant in respect of fees or a new part-time fee loan are not available in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the relevant event occurred.

(2) Where one of the events listed in sub-paragraphs [F1(a), (b), (ba), (bb), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j)] of paragraph (4) occurs in the course of an academic year, a student may qualify for part-time grants for dependants in accordance with this Part in respect of all or part of that academic year but the student does not qualify for a grant in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the relevant event occurred.

(3) Where one of the events listed in sub-paragraphs [F2(a), (b), (ba), (bb), (f), (g), (h), (i) or (j)] of paragraph (4) occurs in the course of an academic year—

(a)a student may qualify for a grant for books, travel and other expenditure, a new part-time course grant or a grant for disabled part-time students’ living costs in respect of that academic year in accordance with this Part; and

(b)neither a grant for books, travel and other expenditure, a new part-time course grant or a grant for disabled part-time students’ living costs is available in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the relevant event occurred.

(4) The events are—

(a)the student’s course becomes a designated part-time course;

[F3(b)the student or the student’s spouse, civil partner or parent (as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 1) is recognised as a refugee, becomes a person granted stateless leave, becomes a person with leave to enter or remain or becomes a person granted humanitarian protection under paragraph 339C of the immigration rules;]

[F4(ba)the student or the student’s parent becomes a person with section 67 leave to remain [F5or a person [F6granted leave to enter or remain] as a protected partner];]

[F7(bb)the student becomes a person with Calais leave;]

[F8(bc)the student becomes a protected Ukrainian national [F9or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person];]

F10(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F11(d)the student becomes a family member described in paragraph 9A(1)(a), 9C(1)(a) or 9D(1)(a) of Schedule 1;]

F12(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F13(f)the student becomes a person described in [F14paragraph 2(1)(a), 2A(1)(a) or 3(1)(a)] of Schedule 1;]

[F15(g)where regulation 81(2A)(a) applies, the student becomes a person described in paragraph 12(a) of Schedule 1;]

(h)the student becomes a person described in [F16paragraph 6A(1)(a) of Schedule 1 or, where regulation 81(2A)(a) applies, in] paragraph 6(1)(a) of Schedule 1; F17...

[F18(i)the student becomes a person described in paragraph 11A(a) of Schedule 1 or, where regulation 81(2A)(a) applies, in paragraph 11(1)(a) of Schedule 1; or]

[F19(j)the student becomes a person described in paragraph 9B(1)(a)(ii) of Schedule 1.]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in reg. 82(2) substituted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 62(a) (with reg. 2)

F2Words in reg. 82(3) substituted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 62(a) (with reg. 2)

F3Reg. 82(4)(b) substituted (28.1.2021) by The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Ordinary Residence) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/9), regs. 1(2), 27

F4Reg. 82(4)(ba) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(b) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/235), regs. 1(3)(a), 31(c)

F5Words in reg. 82(4)(ba) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 62(b)(i) (with reg. 2)

F6Words in reg. 82(4)(ba) substituted (9.8.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/810), regs. 1(2), 17

F7Reg. 82(4)(bb) inserted (25.4.2021) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 62(b)(ii) (with reg. 2)

F8Reg. 82(4)(bc) inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 3 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Ukrainian Nationals and Family Members) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/764), regs. 2, 28

F9Words in reg. 82(4)(bc) inserted (4.1.2024) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1349), regs. 1(2), 20 (with reg. 2)

F10Reg. 82(4)(c) omitted (25.4.2021) by virtue of The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/481), regs. 1(2), 62(b)(iii) (with reg. 2)