The Income-related Benefits Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

Income-related benefits: Treatment of student loans

9.—(1) In each of the regulations specified in paragraph (2) below (which provide for student loans to be treated as income) for paragraph (3) there is substituted—

“(3) For the purposes of this regulation a student shall be treated as possessing the maximum amount of any loan referred to in paragraph (1) which he will be able to acquire in respect of an academic year by taking reasonable steps to do so.”.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are—

(a) regulation 66A(1) of the Income Support Regulations;

(b) regulation 57A(2) of the Housing Benefit Regulations;

(c) regulation 47 of the Council Tax Benefit Regulations;

(d) regulation 42A(3) of the Family Credit Regulations;

(e) regulation 47 of the Disability Working Allowance Regulations.

(1)

Regulation 66A was inserted by S.I. 1990/1549, regulation 5(7).

(2)

Regulation 57A was inserted by S.I. 1990/1549, regulation 4(9).

(3)

Regulation 42A was inserted by S.I. 1990/1549, regulation 3(5).