The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 No. 191 (W. 42)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 E+W Calculation of income

PART 2 E+W Household income

Separation of eligible student's parent or independent eligible student from partner E+W

7.—(1) Where—

(a) the parent of an eligible student, or

(b) an independent eligible student,

is separated from his or her partner for the duration of the current academic year, the income of the partner is not aggregated under Step 1 in paragraph 3(1).

(2) Where—

(a) the parent of the eligible student, or

(b) an independent eligible student,

has separated from his or her partner during the current academic year, the amount of the partner's residual income to be aggregated under Step 1 is calculated by applying the formula in sub-paragraph (3).

(3) The formula to be applied is— X×C/52 Where—

• X is the residual income of—

  (a)

  the eligible student's parent's partner, where List A of Step 1 applies, or

  (b)

  the independent eligible student's partner where List B of Step 1 applies,

  for the applicable financial year;

• C is the number of complete weeks of the current academic year during which—

  (a)

  the eligible student's parent and his or her partner, or

  (b)

  the independent eligible student and the student's partner,

  were not separated.

(4) Where an eligible student has more than one partner in any one academic year, this paragraph and Step 1 of paragraph 3(1) apply in relation to each partner.