is not excluded from qualification by any of the following paragraphs; and

satisfies the qualifying conditions for the particular grant for which the student is applying.

an academic year which is a bursary yearF5.

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technical support for,

repairs to, or

replacement of,

equipment or software not falling within sub-paragraph (a) for which the student was reimbursed, in whole or in part, by the disabled student’s allowance;

equipment or software that has been replaced under paragraph (6A)(c).

unpaid service in a hospital or in a public health service laboratory or with F10an integrated care board in the United Kingdom;

unpaid service with a local authority in the United Kingdom acting in the exercise of its functions relating to the care of children and young persons, health or welfare or with a voluntary organisation providing facilities or carrying out activities of a like nature in the United Kingdom;

unpaid service with a local authority (within the meaning of section 2B of the National Health Service Act 2006) acting in the exercise of public health functions (within the meaning of that Act);

unpaid service in the prison or probation and aftercare service in the United Kingdom;

unpaid research in an institution in the United Kingdom or, in the case of a student attending an overseas institution as part of the student's course, in an overseas institution; F12...

unpaid service with either House of Parliament.

in the course of the first academic year of a course; and

on or before the course start date,

a course designation event which results in a student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or

an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs in the course of an academic year,

disabled students' allowance;

grant for dependants;

maintenance grant or special support grant;

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F23a F24compressed degree student;

a student on a period of study or period of work placement in an Erasmus year;

is an eligible student; and

has a disability.

A,

A’s spouse or civil partner,

A’s parent, or

in the case of a dependent direct relative in the ascending line, A’s child or child’s spouse or civil partner,

expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;

expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;

travel expenditure.

for expenditure other than travel expenditure, must not exceed F34£27,783;

for travel expenditure, must not exceed an amount equal to that expenditure.

in the course of the first academic year of a course; and

on or before the course start date,

a course designation event which results in a student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or

an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs in the course of an academic year,

the quarter in which the relevant event occurs; and

if relevant, such other quarters as begin after the relevant event occurs.

subject to sub-paragraph (n), “adult dependant” means, in relation to an eligible student, an adult person dependent on the student other than the student's child, the student's partner (including a spouse or civil partner from whom the Secretary of State considers the student is separated) or the student's former partner;

“child” in relation to an eligible student includes any child of the student's partner who is dependent on the student and any child for whom the student has parental responsibility who is dependent on the student;

“dependant” means, in relation to an eligible student, the student's partner, the student's dependent child or an adult dependant, who in each case is not an eligible student and does not hold a statutory award;

“dependent” means wholly or mainly financially dependent;

“dependent child” means, in relation to an eligible student, a child dependent on the student;

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“net income” has the meaning given in paragraph (2);

“preceding financial year” means the financial year immediately preceding the relevant year;

“prior financial year” means the financial year immediately preceding the preceding financial year;

“relevant year” means the academic year of the course in respect of which the eligible student’s dependants’ income falls to be assessed;

“residual income” means taxable income after the application of paragraph (5) (in the case of an eligible student’s partner) or paragraph (6) (in the case of an eligible student’s adult dependants);

for the purposes of the definition of “adult dependant”, a person is to be treated as a partner if that person would be a partner under sub-paragraph (h) but for the fact that the eligible student with whom that person is ordinarily living does not fall within paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 4;

for the purposes of the F49definition of child, a person is to be treated as a partner if that person would be a partner under sub-paragraph (h) but for the date on which the eligible student began the specified designated course or the fact that the eligible student with whom that person is ordinarily living does not fall within paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 4;

any pension, allowance, or other benefit paid by reason of a disability or incapacity to which the dependant is subject;

child benefit payable under Part IX of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M3;

any financial support payable to the dependant by a local authority in accordance with regulations made under sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 M4;

any guardian's allowance to which the dependant is entitled under section 77 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

in the case of a dependant with whom a child being looked after by a local authority is boarded out, any payment made to that dependant in pursuance of section 22C of the Children Act 1989 M5 F54or, as the case may be, any payment made under section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;

any payments made to the dependant under section 15 of and Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 in respect of a person who is not the dependant's child or any assistance given by a local authority pursuant to section 24 of that Act M6 F55or section 104 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in so far as that section applies to category 5 and 6 young persons within the meaning of that Act;

any child tax credit to which the dependant is entitled under Part I of the Tax Credits Act 2002 M7; F56...

a higher education bursary paid to the dependent;

adult dependants' grant;

childcare grant;

parents' learning allowance.

the eligible student's partner; or

an adult dependant whose net income F63for the relevant year does not exceed £3,796.

F64£3,545; or

where the person in respect of whom the eligible student is applying for adult dependants' grant is ordinarily resident outside the United Kingdom, such amount not exceeding F65£3,438 as the Secretary of State considers reasonable in the circumstances.

a dependent child who is under the age of 15 immediately before the beginning of the academic year; or

a dependent child who has special educational needs within the meaning of F67section 20 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and is under the age of 17 immediately before the beginning of the academic year.

F70A or A’s partner has elected to receive the childcare element of the working tax credit under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002; F71...

F72A or A’s partner is entitled to an award of universal credit the calculation of which includes an amount under regulation 31 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (childcare costs element) F73...

A’s partner has elected to receive financial support for childcare under a healthcare bursary F75or Scottish healthcare allowance F76; or

A’s partner is eligible for a healthcare tuition payment and has elected to receive financial support for childcare under section 63 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968.

for one dependent child, 85 per cent. of the prescribed childcare charges, subject to a maximum amount of F80£199.62 per week; or

for two or more dependent children, 85 per cent. of the prescribed childcare charges, subject to a maximum amount of F81£342.24 per week

a week runs from Monday to Sunday; and

where a week in respect of which prescribed childcare charges are incurred falls partly within and partly outside the academic year in respect of which childcare grant is payable under this regulation, the maximum weekly amount of grant is calculated by multiplying the relevant maximum weekly amount in paragraph (5) by the number of days of that week falling within the academic year and dividing the product by seven.

in the course of the first academic year of a course; and

on or before the course start date,

a course designation event which results in student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or

an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs in the course of an academic year,

who was in receipt of adult dependants’ grant and parents’ learning allowance in respect of an academic year of a course beginning on or after 1st August 2018 but before 1st August 2019;

who qualifies for and who is entitled to receive parents’ learning allowance in respect of an academic year mentioned in sub-paragraph (b);

in respect of whom the amount of adult dependants’ grant payable under paragraph (1A) after the application of any contribution calculated under Part 8 would, other than by virtue of an increase in the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of any dependent child or children, be lower than the amount of adult dependants’ grant received in the academic year mentioned in sub-paragraph (a); and

in respect of whom the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of any dependent child or children is at least £8,746 but does not exceed £12,776.

the eligible student has one dependent child only and the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent child exceeds F114£20,107.23 the amount of childcare grant payable is nil;

the eligible student has two or more dependent children and the residual income of any adult dependants and the eligible student’s partner and the net income of the dependent children exceeds F115£28,914.47 the amount of childcare grant payable is nil.

who was in receipt of parents’ learning allowance in respect of an academic year of a course beginning on or after 1st August 2018 but before 1st August 2019;

account is taken of that partner's dependants in calculating the amount of support for which that partner qualifies or the payment to which that partner is entitled under the statutory award.

account is taken of that partner's dependants in calculating the amount of support for which that partner qualifies or the payment to which that partner is entitled under the statutory award.

where the eligible student has one dependent child only, is less than the amount calculated in accordance with paragraphs (2A), (2AA), (2C) and (5); or

where the eligible student has two or more dependent children, is less than the amount calculated in accordance with (2B), (2BA), (2C) and (5).

there is a change in the number of the eligible student's dependants;

a person becomes or ceases to be a dependant of the eligible student;

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how many dependants the eligible student is to be treated as having;

who those dependants are;

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in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (8)(d), a quarter which begins after the relevant event occurs other than a quarter during which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the longest of any vacation occurs;

otherwise, a quarter other than the one quarter during which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the longest of any vacation occurs.

in the course of the first academic year of a course; and

on or before the course start date,

a course designation event which results in a student’s course becoming a designated course occurs in the course of an academic year; or

an in-year qualifying event (other than a settled status event) which results in a student becoming an eligible student occurs in the course of an academic year,

the year is an Erasmus year F139in accordance with regulation 19(2)F140.

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a course designation event which results in the student’s course becoming a designated course; or

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.

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives F152£3,998;

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed F153£50,726, the student receives an amount equal to$M-\left(A+B\right)$ where—

M is F153£3,998

A is £1 for every complete F153£3.89 by which the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed F153£34,294

B is £1 for every complete F153£10.54 by which the household income exceeds F153£34,294 but does not exceed F153£50,726; and

where the household income exceeds F154£50,726, no maintenance grant is payable.

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives F156£4,355;

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed F157£42,737 the student receives an amount equal to $M-A$ where—

M is F157£4,355

A is £1 for every complete F157£4.12 by which the household income exceeds £25,000; and

where the household income exceeds F158£42,737, no maintenance grant is payable.

where the household income is £18,360 or less, the student receives F168£3,998;

where the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed F169£39,590, the student receives an amount equal to$M-\left(A+B\right)$ where—

M is F169£3,998

A is £1 for every complete F169£4.34 by which the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed F169£28,121;

B is £1 for every complete F169£6.75 by which the household income exceeds F169£28,121 but does not exceed F169£39,590;

where the household income exceeds F170£39,590, no maintenance grant is payable.

falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M9; F172...

is treated as being liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling prescribed by regulations made under section 130(2) of that Act M10F173; F174...

satisfies one of sub-paragraphs (b) to (e) of regulation 14(1) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013; or

under regulation 25(3) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 is liable or treated as being liable to make payments in respect of the accommodation they occupy as their home.

the year is an Erasmus year F176in accordance with regulation 19(2)F177.

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a course designation event which results in the student’s course becoming a designated course; or

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.

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives F188£3,998;

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed F189£50,726, the student receives an amount equal to$M-\left(A+B\right)$ where—

M is F189£3,998

A is £1 for every complete F189£3.89 by which the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed F189£34,294

B is £1 for every complete F189£10.54 by which the household income exceeds F189£34,294 but does not exceed F189£50,726; and

where the household income exceeds F190£50,726, no special support grant is payable.

where the household income is £25,000 or less, the student receives F193£4,355;

where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed F194£42,737 the student receives an amount equal to $M-A$ where—

M is F194£4,355

A is £1 for every complete F194£4.12 by which the household income exceeds £25,000; and

where the household income exceeds F195£42,737, no F191special support grant is payable.

where the household income is £18,360 or less, the student receives F205£3,998;

where the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed F206£39,590, the student receives an amount equal to$M-\left(A+B\right)$ where—

M is F206£3,998

A is £1 for every complete F206£4.34 by which the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed F206£28,121;

B is £1 for every complete F206£6.75 by which the household income exceeds F206£28,121 but does not exceed F206£39,590;

where the household income exceeds F207£39,590, no special support grant is payable.