Calculation of covenant income where a contribution is assessedS
55.—(1) Where a student is in receipt of income by way of a grant during a period of study and a contribution has been assessed, the amount of the student's covenant income to be taken into account for that period and any summer vacation immediately following is the whole amount of the covenant income less, subject to paragraph (3), the amount of the contribution.
(2) The weekly amount of the student's covenant is to be determined—
(a)by dividing the amount of income which falls to be taken into account under paragraph (1) by 52 or 53, whichever is reasonable in the circumstances; and
(b)by disregarding £5 from the resulting amount.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the contribution is to be treated as increased by the amount (if any) by which the amount excluded under regulation 54(2)(g) (calculation of grant income) falls short of the amount specified in paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003 (travel expenditure) M1.
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M1Paragraph 7(2) of Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2008/1477.