PART 6LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
CHAPTER 3MISCELLANEOUS
Students falling into more than one categoryI162
1
Where an eligible student falls into more than one of the categories set out in regulation 69 in the course of the academic year—
a
the maximum amount of loan for living costs for the academic year is the aggregate of the maximum amount of loan for living costs for each quarter in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable;
b
the maximum amount of loan for living costs for each such quarter is one third of the maximum amount of loan for living costs which would apply for the academic year if the student fell into the category which applies to the relevant quarter for the duration of the academic year; and
c
subject to paragraph (2), the category which applies to a quarter is—
i
the category into which the student falls for the longer or longest period in that quarter; or
ii
if the student falls into more than one category for an equal period in that quarter, the category with the higher or highest rate of loan for living costs for the academic year.
2
Category C cannot be the category applicable to a quarter unless the student is attending an overseas institution for at least half of the period covered by that quarter.