PART 5GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS

Special support grant –eligible students who are 2011 cohort studentsI140

1

The maximum amount of special support grant available to an eligible student who is a 2011 cohort student in respect of an academic year is £5,780.

2

An eligible student who is a 2011 cohort student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—

a

where the household income is £18,370 or less, the eligible student receives £5,780;

b

where the household income exceeds £18,370 but does not exceed £26,500, the eligible student receives an amount equal to M−Amath, where M is £5,780 and A is £1 for every £3.653 by which the household income exceeds £18,370;

c

where the household income exceeds £26,500 but does not exceed £34,000, the eligible student receives an amount equal to RM−Amath, where RM is £3,555 and A is £1 for every £4.18 by which the household income exceeds £26,500;

d

where the household income exceeds £34,000 but does not exceed £50,020, the eligible student receives an amount equal to SM−Amath, where SM is £1,761 and A is £1 for every £9.36 by which the household income exceeds £34,000;

e

where the household income is £50,020, the eligible student receives £50; and

f

where the household income exceeds £50,020, no special support grant is payable.