Amendments to the 2009 RegulationsN.I.
41. In regulation 42 (amount of disabled students’ allowance), for paragraph (6)(1) substitute—
“(6) Where a protected category event which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs—
(a)in the course of the first academic year of a course; and
(b)on or before the course start date,
the student may qualify for the disabled students’ allowance in respect of the four quarters of that academic year.
(6A) Where—
(a)a course designation event which results in a student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or
(b)an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs in the course of an academic year,
the student may qualify for the disabled students’ allowance in respect of the qualifying quarters.
(6B) For the purposes of paragraph (6A) “the qualifying quarters” means—
(a)the quarter in which the relevant event occurs; and
(b)if relevant, such other quarters as begin after the relevant event occurs.”.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 41 in operation at 26.2.2024 with application in accordance with reg. 1(3)(4)(c)