PART 11GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
CHAPTER 1INTRODUCTION
Qualifying conditions for grants for dependants69
1
An eligible student qualifies for any particular GfD in respect of an academic year of the present course if the student—
a
satisfies the qualifying conditions for that grant,
b
does not fall within any of the exceptions in paragraph (2), and
c
if the student's present course is a part-time course, the intensity of study of the academic year is at least 50%.
2
The exceptions are— Exception 1 The eligible student is a prisoner, unless—
a
the present course is a part-time course, and
b
the student enters or is released from prison in the academic year in question.
Exception 2 The eligible student is a Category 6 eligible student by virtue only of paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2 and does not fall within any of the other categories of eligible student specified in that Schedule. Exception 3 The academic year is a year in respect of which the student is eligible to apply for—
a
a healthcare bursary, or
b
a Scottish healthcare allowance,
calculated by reference to the student's income (whether or not the calculation results in a nil amount). Exception 4 The eligible student is undertaking an academic year of an accelerated graduate entry course, other than the first year of the course. Exception 5 The present course is a distance learning course. Exception 6 The eligible student is undertaking an academic year of a sandwich course during which the periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks (unless it is a year to which Regulation 44(2) applies). Exception 7 The person in respect of whom the eligible student is applying—
a
is an eligible student, and
b
is in receipt of a statutory award.