The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1993

PART III SPOUSES' CONTRIBUTION

Application of Part III

7.  A spouse’s contribution ascertained in accordance with this Part shall be applicable in the case of every man student ordinarily living with his wife and every woman student so living with her husband except—

(a) a student in whose case a parental contribution is applicable in accordance with Part II; and

(b) a student whose child holds an award in respect of which a parental contribution is applicable.

Spouse’s contribution

8.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), Part II above, except paragraphs 3, 4(1), (2), (3)(a) and (c), 5(4), (7), (8) and (9), and 6(2)(f), shall apply with the necessary modifications for the ascertainment of the spouse’s contribution as it applies for the ascertainment of the parental contribution, references to the parent being construed, except where the context otherwise requires, as references to the student’s spouse and, unless the context otherwise requires, this Part shall be construed as one with the said Part II.

(2) The spouse’s contribution shall be—

(a) in any case in which the residual income is £11,350 or more but less than £18,334, £10 with the addition of £1 for every complete £8.75 by which it exceeds£11,350;

(b) in any case in which the residual income is £18,335 or more but less than £26,944, £808 with the addition of £1 for every complete £6.25 by which it exceeds £18,335; and

(c) in any case in which the residual income is £26,945 or more, £2,185 with the addition of £1 for every complete£5 by which it exceeds £26,945;

reduced in any such case by £100 in respect of each child of the student who is dependent on him or his spouse on the first day of the year for which the contribution falls to be ascertained; and in any case in which the residual income is less than £11,350 the spouse’s contribution shall be nil:

Provided that the amount of the spouse’s contribution shall in no case exceed £5,800.

(3) If the student marries during any year for which the contribution falls to be ascertained the contribution for that year shall be the fraction of the sum ascertained in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of which the denominator is 52 and the numerator is the number of complete weeks between the date of the marriage and whichever is the earlier of the end of that year and the end of the course.

(4) If the student’s marriage terminates during any year for which the contribution falls to be ascertained the contribution for that year shall be the fraction of the sum ascertained in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) of which the denominator is 52 and the numerator is the number of complete weeks between the beginning of that year and the termination of the marriage.