The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Support reduced for periods spent in prison

93.—(1) This regulation applies to an eligible student—

(a) to whom a grant (other than disabled student’s grant) or maintenance loan is payable in respect of an academic year, and

(b) who becomes a prisoner during the academic year.

(2) Where this regulation applies, the amount of the grant or maintenance loan payable is reduced in accordance with the following formula—

Where—

• A is the amount of grant or maintenance loan payable;

• dY is the number of days in the academic year in question;

• dP is the number of days during the year that the eligible student is a prisoner.

(3) But the Welsh Ministers may determine that the reduction is not to be made if they think it appropriate in the circumstances, having regard in particular to—

(a) the financial hardship that may be caused to the student by reducing the amount of grant or loan payable;

(b) whether the reduction would affect the student’s ability to continue the present course.