Parental contribution
4.—(1) In the case of a student who attained the age of 18 before the 15th March 1988 and who—
(a)began his course before that date; or
(b)began a previous specified course or a course for the initial training of teachers before that date and has not subsequently had a break of two years or more during which he was not attending any specified course or any course for the initial training of teachers,
the parental contribution shall, subject to sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) be—
(a)in any case in which the residual income is £12,650 or more but less than £16,170, £60 with the addition of £1 for every complete £7.70 by which it exceeds £12,650;
(b)in any case in which the residual income is £16,170 or more but less than £23,760, £517 with the addition of £1 for every complete £5.50 by which it exceeds £16,170; and
(c)in any case in which the residual income is £23,760 or more, £1,897 with the addition of £1 for every complete £4.40 by which it exceeds £23,760,
reduced in each case, in respect of each child of the parent (other than the student) who is wholly or mainly dependent on him on the first day of the year for which the contribution falls to be ascertained, by £100; and in any case in which the residual income is less than £12,650 the parental contribution shall be nil.
(2) In any other case, the parental contribution shall, subject to sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), be—
(a)in any case in which the residual income is 512,650 or more but less than £16,170, £45 with the addition of £1 for every complete £10.25 by which it exceeds £12,650;
(b)in any case in which the residual income is £16,170 or more but less than £23,760, £388 with the addition of £1 for every complete £7.30 by which it exceeds £16,170; and
(c)in any case in which the residual income is £23,760 or more, £1,427 with the addition of £1 for every complete £5.85 by which it exceeds £23,760;
reduced in each case in respect of each child of the parent (other than the student) who is wholly or mainly dependent on him on the first day of the year for which the contribution falls to be ascertained, by £75; and in any case in which the residual income is less than £12,650 the parental contribution shall be nil.
(3) The amount or (where a contribution is ascertained in respect of more than one child of the parent) the aggregate amount of the parental contribution shall in no case exceed £5,800.
(4) For any year in which a statutory award is held by—
(a)more than one child of the parent;
(b)the parent; or
(c)the student’s step-parent,
the parental contribution for the student shall be such proportion of any contribution ascertained in accordance with this Part as the board (after consultation with any other board or local education authority in Great Britain concerned) considers just:
provided that where a contribution is ascertained in respect of more than one child of the parent—
(a)where the contributions are either all ascertained under sub-paragraph (1) or all ascertained under sub-paragraph (2), the aggregate amount of the contributions in respect of each shall not exceed the amount of the contribution that would be ascertained if only one child held an award; or
(b)where the contributions are ascertained under both sub-paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (2), the aggregate amount of the contributions shall not exceed the average of both or all (as the case may be) the contributions thus ascertained.
(5) Where in any year a student attends only part of his course the parental contribution for that year shall be reduced pro rata.