
2006 No. 119
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
EDUCATION, NORTHERN IRELAND
The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2006 (revoked)
Made 23rd January 2006
Laid before Parliament 7th February 2006
Coming into force 1st March 2006
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PART 1 GENERAL
Citation, commencement, application and extent
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Interpretation
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Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
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PART 2 ELIGIBILITY
Eligible students
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Designated courses
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Period of eligibility
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Transfer of status
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PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
Applications for support
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Time limits
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Information
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PART 4 FEE SUPPORT
CHAPTER 1
TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE
New system students
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Old system students
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Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
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Events
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Students treated as in attendance on a course
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CHAPTER 2
FEE LOANS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS
Availability of fee loans to new system students - general
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Standard entitlement of new system students who have not studied on a previous course
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Standard entitlement of new system students who have studied on a previous course
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Standard entitlement of new system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
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Amount of the fee loan
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CHAPTER 3
GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Continuing students
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Transferring students
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End-on courses
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Gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
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Gap year students who have studied on a previous course
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Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly-funded institution
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly-funded institution
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
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CHAPTER 4
FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
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Amount of the fee contribution loan
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CHAPTER 5
INTERPRETATION OF PART 4
Previous course
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Bursary year, ordinary duration, preliminary course, qualifying year of study and standard academic year
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Miscellaneous
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PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
CHAPTER 1
TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE
New system students
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Old system students
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CHAPTER 2
GENERAL PROVISIONS
General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
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CHAPTER 3
DISABLED STUDENTS' ALLOWANCES
Qualifying conditions for the disabled students' allowance
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Amount of the disabled students' allowance
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CHAPTER 4
GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
General
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Adult dependants' grant
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Childcare grant
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Parents' learning allowance
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Calculations
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Interpretation of Chapter 4
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CHAPTER 5
GRANTS FOR TRAVEL
Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel
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Amount of the grant for travel
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CHAPTER 6
MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
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Amount of the maintenance grant
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CHAPTER 7
SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
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Amount of the special support grant
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CHAPTER 8
HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant
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Amount of the higher education grant
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PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
CHAPTER 1
QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – new system students
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Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
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CHAPTER 2
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS
General
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New system students with full entitlement
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Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
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Old system students with full entitlement
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Students with reduced entitlement
60 
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CHAPTER 3
MISCELLANEOUS
Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable
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Students falling into more than one category
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Students residing with parents
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Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
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Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
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Increases in maximum amount
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Deductions from loans for living costs
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Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs
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Categories of student
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Interpretation of Part 6
70 
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PART 6A COLLEGE FEE LOANS
70A 
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PART 7 INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY
Interest
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Insolvency
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PART 8 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
Calculation of contribution
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Application of contribution – new system students
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Application of contribution – old system students
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Order of application
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Application of contribution to loan for living costs
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PART 9 PAYMENTS
Payment of grants for fees
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Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans
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Payment of loans – information requirements
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Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs – timing of payments
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Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs - general provisions
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Overpayments
83 
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PART 10 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
Eligible part-time students
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Designated part-time courses
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Period of eligibility
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Assistance for part-time courses
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Amount of assistance
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Interpretation of regulation 88
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Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland
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Disabled part-time students' allowances
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Applications for support
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Declarations provided by academic authorities
93 
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Information
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Transfer of status
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Conversion of status
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Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students' allowances
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Payment of grants for fees
98 
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Overpayments
99 
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PART 11 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Eligible postgraduate students
100 
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Designated postgraduate courses
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Period of eligibility
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Transfer of status
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Applications for support
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Information
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Amount of grants
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Payment of grants
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Overpayments
108 
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SCHEDULE 1
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
Regulations 4, 84 and 100
 PART 1 Interpretation
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PART 2 Categories
Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
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Refugees and persons with leave to enter or remain
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Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
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Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
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EC nationals
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Children of Swiss nationals
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Children of Turkish workers
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SCHEDULE 2
DESIGNATED COURSES
Regulations 5(1) and 85(1)
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SCHEDULE 3
INFORMATION
Regulations 10, 94 and 105
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SCHEDULE 3A
COLLEGE FEE LOANS
Regulation 70A
Interpretation
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Availability of college fee loans
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Amount of the college fee loan
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Transfers
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Contribution
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Payment
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Overpayment
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SCHEDULE 4
FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
Regulations 27, 28 and 73
Definitions
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Independent eligible student
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Household income
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Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
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Calculation of parent’s residual income
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Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
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Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
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Calculation of contribution – old system students
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Calculation of contribution – new system students
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Split contributions – eligible students who are not independent
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Split contributions – independent eligible students
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