CHAPTER 6E+WMAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grantE+W
56.—(1) A current system student [who is not a 2016 cohort student] qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a maintenance grant in connection with the student's attendance on a designated course (other than a distance learning course).
(2) A current system student does not qualify for a maintenance grant if the student qualifies for a special support grant.
(3) If a current system student does not qualify for a fee loan in respect of an academic year of the designated course, the student cannot qualify for a maintenance grant for that year unless the reason that the student does not qualify for a fee loan is that—
(a)the year is an Erasmus year [in accordance with regulation 19(2)][.]
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) A current system student does not qualify for a maintenance grant if the current course is the graduate entry accelerated programme.
[(5) Subject to paragraph (6), a maintenance grant is payable to a [current system student] in respect of the four quarters of the academic year.
[(6) Where any of the following events occur in the course of an academic year, a student may qualify for a maintenance grant in respect of such quarters of the academic year as begin after the relevant event occurs—
(a)a course designation event which results in the student’s course becoming a designated course; or
(b)an event falling within regulation 2A(2)(c), (d), (e) or (f), or 2A(3)(a), (b) or (c), which results in the student becoming an eligible student.]
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Amount of the maintenance grant – 2008 cohort studentsE+W
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Amount of the maintenance grant – 2009 cohort studentsE+W
58.—[(1) The maximum amount of maintenance grant available to a 2009 cohort student in respect of an academic year is [£3,878].]
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(5) A 2009 cohort student ... who qualifies for a maintenance grant in respect of an academic year receives, subject to sub-paragraph (c), an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives [£3,878];
(b)where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed [£50,717], the student receives an amount equal to
where—
M is [£3,878]
A is £1 for every complete [£4.01] by which the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed [£34,292]
B is £1 for every complete [£10.87] by which the household income exceeds [£34,292] but does not exceed [£50,717]; and
(c)where the household income exceeds [£50,717], no maintenance grant is payable.
Amount of the maintenance grant – 2012 cohort studentsE+W
59.—(1) The maximum amount of maintenance grant available to a 2012 cohort student in respect of an academic year is [£4,224].
(2) A 2012 cohort student who qualifies for a maintenance grant in respect of an academic year receives, subject to sub-paragraph (c), an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives [£4,224];
(b)where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed [£42,736] the student receives an amount equal to
where—
M is [£4,224]
A is £1 for every complete [£4.249] by which the household income exceeds £25,000; and
(c)where the household income exceeds [£42,736], no maintenance grant is payable.
[Amount of the maintenance grant – current system students who are not ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students]E+W
60.—[(1) The maximum amount of maintenance grant available to a current system student who is not a ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort student in respect of an academic year is [£3,878].]
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(5) A current system student [other than a ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort student] who qualifies for a maintenance grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £18,360 or less, the student receives [£3,878];
(b)where the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed [£39,587], the student receives an amount equal to
where—
M is [£3,878]
A is £1 for every complete [£4.47] by which the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed [£28,114];
B is £1 for every complete [£6.97] by which the household income exceeds [£28,114] but does not exceed [£39,587];
(c)where the household income exceeds [£39,587], no maintenance grant is payable.