PART 11GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS

CHAPTER 5AMOUNT OF GRANT FOR DEPENDANTS PAYABLE

Amount of adult dependants grant and childcare grant: eligible student's partner is an eligible student78

Where, as a result of Step 4 of paragraph (1) of regulation 77 or, as the case may be, paragraph (2) of that regulation, an amount of adult dependants grant and childcare grant is payable to an eligible student, that amount is reduced by one half where—

a

the eligible student's partner—

i

is an eligible student, or

ii

is in receipt of a statutory award, and

b

the amount of support payable to the partner—

i

by virtue of the partner being an eligible student, or

ii

under the statutory award

takes account of the partner's dependants.