The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

[F1 New system students with full entitlement N.I.

57.— (1) This regulation applies to a new system student with full entitlement (other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student whose contribution exceeds nil).

(2) Subject to Chapter 4 of this Part, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year (other than the final year of a course that is not [F2 an intensive course] ) is equal to X − Ywhere—

• X is—

  (i)

  for a student in category A, £3,415;

  (ii)

  for a student in category B, £6,170;

  (iii)

  for a student in category C or D, £5,255;

  (iv)

  for a student in category E, £4,405;

• Y is the maintenance grant amount.

(3) Subject to Chapter 4 of this Part, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year that is the final year of a course that is not [F2 an intensive course] is equal to X − Ywhere—

• X is—

  (i)

  for a student in category A, £3,085;

  (ii)

  for a student in category B, £5,620;

  (iii)

  for a student in category C or D, £4,570;

  (iv)

  for a student in category E, £4,080;

• Y is the maintenance grant amount.

(4) In this regulation, “the maintenance grant amount” is—

(a) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant not exceeding £1,200, the amount of maintenance grant payable;

(b) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,200, but less than £3,200, £1,200 with the addition of the amount calculated at paragraph (5);

(c) where the student qualifies under regulation 50(2)(b) for an amount of maintenance grant exceeding £1,200 but not exceeding £1,600, £1,200 with the addition of the amount calculated at paragraph (6);

(d) where the student qualifies under Chapter 6 of Part 5 for an amount of maintenance grant of £3,200, £1,700; and

(e) where no maintenance grant is payable, nil.

(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(b) the maintenance grant amount is the amount by which the grant calculated at sub-paragraph (b) exceeds the amount calculated at sub-paragraph (a)—

(a)

 £ 1,500 - A -  £ 17,500 £ 6

(b)

 £ 2,000 - A -  £ 17,500 £ 4.50

where A is the household income.

(6) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(c) the maintenance grant amount is the amount by which the grant calculated at sub-paragraph (b) exceeds the amount calculated at sub-paragraph (a)—

(a)

 £ 750 - A -  £ 17,500 £ 12

(b)

 £ 1,000 - A -  £ 17,500 £ 9

where A is the household income.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regulations revoked (1.5.2007) by The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/195), regs. 1, 4(1)(a) (with reg. 4(3))

F2 Words in reg. 57 substituted (1.5.2007) by The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 (S.R. 2007/195), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 7

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 57 in operation at 1.9.2006, see reg. 1