Amendment of Schedule 1 to the Principal RegulationsI12

1

Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations (Modifications of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987) is amended as provided by paragraph (2).

2

In Table A, in the modifications of regulation 66A of the Income Support Regulations, for the first entry, substitute—

For paragraph (1), substitute—

1

A student loan shall be treated as income unless it is—

a

a hardship loan; or

b

an additional loan, as described in the Guide to Student Support issued by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland 2007-20085,

paid pursuant to an application for a loan made under regulation 5(1) or (9) of the Education (Student Loans) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (applications for loans)6, in which case it shall be disregarded