The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master's Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019

Effect of becoming, or ceasing to be, an eligible prisoner [F1 — courses beginning before 1 August 2024] E+W

36.— [F2 (A1) This regulation applies in relation to a designated course beginning before 1 August 2024.]

(1) Paragraph (2) applies where an eligible student who is in receipt of a base grant, contribution to costs grant or contribution to costs loan becomes an eligible prisoner and continues to undertake a designated course.

(2) The Welsh Ministers must—

(a) not make any future payment of the contribution to costs grant,

(b) adjust future payment of the base grant and contribution to costs loan or future payments of instalments of the base grant and contribution to costs loan, so that the total of the support received by the eligible student does not exceed the amount to which the student, as an eligible prisoner, is entitled to under regulation 31(3), and

(c) make any future payments of the base grant or contribution to costs loan in accordance with regulation 33(4).

(3) Paragraphs (4) to (10) apply where an eligible prisoner who is in receipt of a base grant or a contribution to costs loan ceases to be an eligible prisoner and remains an eligible student, and continues to undertake a designated course.

(4) The Welsh Ministers must make any future payments of the base grant, contribution to costs loan and contribution to costs grant, if any, in accordance with regulation 33(2).

(5) Where an eligible student (“P”) ceases to be an eligible prisoner P may, subject to paragraphs (6) to (8) apply for a contribution to costs grant.

(6) Subject to paragraph (8), the amount of the contribution to costs grant payable to P is calculated by reference to the following formula—

where—

G equals the maximum amount of contribution to costs grant payable to P in accordance with paragraph (7);

T equals the total number of days of the duration of the designated course;

R equals the number of days of the designated course which remain when P ceases to be an eligible prisoner.

(7) The maximum amount of the contribution to costs grant payable to P is—

(a) £5,885 where the student's household income does not exceed £18,370;

(b) £5,885 reduced by £1 for every £6.937 of household income exceeding £18,370;

(c) £0 where the student's household income is £59,200 or more.

(8) The amount of contribution to costs grant payable to a student under paragraph (6) must not exceed [F3 £17,770] minus A, where A is the amount of contribution to costs loan the student has already received when they cease to be an eligible prisoner.

(9) Where P ceases to be an eligible prisoner P may, subject to paragraph (10), apply for the amount of contribution to costs loan to be increased.

(10) The maximum amount of the increase of P's contribution to costs loan for which P may apply under paragraph (9) is calculated by reference to the following formula—

where—

J equals [F4 £17,770] minus the maximum amount of contribution to costs grant payable to P under paragraph (7);

F equals the amount of contribution to costs loan for which P qualifies as an eligible prisoner;

T equals the total number of days of the duration of the designated course;

R equals the number of days of the designated course which remain when P ceases to be an eligible prisoner.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 36 heading inserted (8.5.2024) by The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/501), regs. 1(2), 11(a) (with reg. 1(3))

F2 Reg. 36(A1) inserted (8.5.2024) by The Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/501), regs. 1(2), 11(b) (with reg. 1(3))

F3 Sum in reg. 36(8) substituted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 74(a) (with reg. 2)

F4 Sum in reg. 36(10) substituted (22.2.2023) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/87), regs. 1(2), 74(b) (with reg. 2)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 36 in force at 27.5.2019, see reg. 1(2)