Special support grant
41.—(1) A new system eligible student who is not a new cohort student qualifies in accordance with regulation 42 for a special support grant in connection with that eligible student’s attendance on a designated course to defray the cost of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending that course.
(2) A new system eligible student who is a 2010 cohort student qualifies in accordance with regulation 43 for a special support grant in connection with that eligible student’s attendance on a designated course to defray the cost of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending that course.
(3) A new system eligible student who is a 2011 cohort student qualifies in accordance with regulation 44 for a special support grant in connection with that student’s attendance on a designated course to defray the cost of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending that course.
(4) A new system eligible student qualifies for a special support grant if that eligible student falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), or if that eligible student is treated as being liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling prescribed by regulations made under section 130(2) of that Act(2).
1992 c. 4. There are amendments to section 124 which are not relevant to these Regulations. Categories under section 124(1)(e) are prescribed by regulations. The relevant regulation is regulation 4ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967). Regulation 4ZA was inserted by S.I. 1996/206, amended by S.I. 1997/2197, S.I. 2000/636, S.I. 2000/1981, S.I. 2001/3070, S.I. 2006/2144, S.I. 2008/1826, S.I. 2009/583, S.I. 2009/2655. and S.I. 2009/3152.