The Housing Renewal Grants (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2001

Regulation 43

13.  In regulation 43 (determination of grant income)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(1) —

(i) in sub-paragraph (a), for “£250” substitute “£255”, and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (b), for “£303” substitute “£311”;

(b) after paragraph (3), add —

“(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), a student’s grant income shall be apportioned—

(a) subject to paragraph (7) in a case where it is attributable to the period of study, equally between the weeks in that period,

(b) in any other case , equally between the weeks in the period in respect of which it is payable.

(5) Any amount intended for the maintenance of dependants under Part III of Schedule 2 to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1999(e) or to the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2000(f) shall be apportioned equally over the period of 52 weeks of the year as defined for the purposes of those regulations or, if there are 53 benefit weeks (including part-weeks) in the year, 53.

(6) Any amount intended for the maintenance of dependants to which neither paragraph (5) nor regulation 45(2) (other amounts to be disregarded) apply, shall be apportioned over the same period as the student’s loan is apportioned or would have been apportioned had he had one.

(7) In the case of a student on a sandwich course, any periods of experience with the period of study within that period shall be excluded and the student’s grant income shall be apportioned equally between the remaining weeks in that period.”

(1)

Paragraph 3 of regulation 43 was substituted by S.I. 2000/973(W.43).