The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

3. PART 2 ELIGIBILITY

   1. 4. Eligible students

   2. 5. Designated courses

   3. 6. Period of eligibility

   4. 7. Transfer of status

4. PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION

   1. 8. Applications for support

   2. 9. Time limits

   3. 10. Information

5. PART 4 GRANTS FOR FEES

   1. 11. Qualifying conditions for grants for fees

   2. 12. Amount of grants for fees

6. PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS

   1. 13. General qualifying conditions for grants for living costs

   2. 14. Grants for disabled students' living costs

   3. 15. Grants for students who have left care

   4. 16. Grants for dependants — general

   5. 17. Grants for dependants — adult dependants' grant

   6. 18. Grants for dependants — childcare grant

   7. 19. Grants for dependants — parents' learning allowance

   8. 20. Grants for dependants — calculations

   9. 21. Grants for dependants — interpretation

   10. 22. Grants for travel

   11. 23. Higher Education Bursaries

7. PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS

   1. 24. Qualifying conditions for loans for living costs

   2. 25. Maximum amount of loans

   3. 26. Additional amount of loans

   4. 27. Interest

   5. 28. Insolvency

8. PART 7 FINiANCIAL ASSESSMENT

   1. 29. Calculation of contribution

   2. 30. Application of contribution

9. PART 8 PAYMENTS

   1. 31. Payment of grants for fees

   2. 32. Payment of grants and loans for living costs

   3. 33. Overpayments

10. PART 9 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

    1. 34. Eligible part-time students

    2. 35. Designated part-time courses

    3. 36. Period of eligibility

    4. 37. Assistance for part-time courses

    5. 38. Grants for disabled part-time students' living costs

    6. 39. Applications for support

    7. 40. Information

    8. 41. Transfer of status

    9. 42. Conversion of status

    10. 43. Payment of support to eligible part-time students

    11. 44. Payment of grants for fees

    12. 45. Overpayments

11. PART 10 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    1. 46. Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 47. Designated postgraduate courses

    3. 48. Period of eligibility

    4. 49. Transfer of status

    5. 50. Applications for support

    6. 51. Information

    7. 52. Amount of grants

    8. 53. Payment of grants

    9. 54. Overpayments

12. PART 11 SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. 55. Modifications applying while the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is not in force

13. Signature

14. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       REVOCATION

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

       1. 1. A person who on the first day of the first...

       2. 2. A person who is a refugee, ordinarily resident in the...

       3. 3. A person who— (a) has been informed by a person...

       4. 4. A person who is an EEA migrant worker and who—...

       5. 5. A person who is the spouse or civil partner of...

       6. 6. A person who is the child of an EEA migrant...

       7. 7. A person who on the first day of the first...

       8. 8. The residence conditions referred to above are that—

       9. 9. A person who on the first day of the first...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       DESIGNATED COURSES

       1. 1. A first degree course other than a course referred to...

       2. 2. A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.

       3. 3. A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...

       4. 4. A course for the initial training of teachers, including such...

       5. 5. A course for the further training of teachers or youth...

       6. 6. A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...

       7. 7. A course providing education (whether or not in preparation for...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       INFORMATION

       1. 1. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

       2. 2. Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

       3. 3. Information provided to the Department under these Regulations shall be...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

       1. 1. Definitions

       2. 2. Independent eligible student

       3. 3. Household income

       4. 4. Calculation of eligible student’s residual income

       5. 5. Calculation of parent’s residual income

       6. 6. Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income

       7. 7. Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income

       8. 8. Calculation of contribution

       9. 9. Split contributions

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

15. Explanatory Note