PART 5GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
CHAPTER 1TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE
Current system students
37. The following grants are available to a current system student in connection with a designated course if he meets the relevant qualifying conditions in this Part—
(a)disabled students’ allowance;
(b)grant for students who have left care;
(c)grant for dependants;
(d)grant for travel;
(e)maintenance grant or special support grant.
Old system students
38. The following grants are available to an old system student in connection with a designated course if he meets the relevant qualifying conditions in this Part—
(a)disabled students’ allowance;
(b)grant for students who have left care;
(c)grant for dependants;
(d)grant for travel;
(e)higher education bursary.
CHAPTER 2GENERAL PROVISIONS
General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
39.—(1) An eligible student qualifies for a grant under this Part provided that—
(a)he is not excluded from qualification by any of the following paragraphs; and
(b)he satisfies the qualifying conditions for the particular grant for which he is applying.
(2) An eligible student does not qualify for—
(a)a bursary or grant under this Part if the only paragraph in Part 2 of Schedule 2 into which he falls is paragraph 9;
(b)a bursary under regulation 62 in respect of any academic year of a part-time course for the initial training of teachers referred to in paragraph 5 of Schedule 3.
(3) An eligible student does not qualify for a grant under this Part in respect of any academic year—
(a)which is a bursary year; or
(b)of a course for the initial training of teachers during which the periods of full-time attendance, including attendance for the purpose of teaching practice, are in aggregate less than 6 weeks.
(4) Paragraph (3)(b) does not apply for the purposes of the disabled students’ allowance.
(5) An eligible student does not qualify for a grant for living and other costs under this Part in respect of any academic year of a sandwich course where the periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks unless the periods of work experience constitute unpaid service.
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), “unpaid service” means—
(a)unpaid service in a hospital or in a public health service laboratory or with a primary care trust in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland;
(b)unpaid service with a local authority in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland acting in the exercise of its functions relating to the care of children and young persons, health or welfare or with a voluntary organisation providing facilities or carrying out activities of a like nature in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland;
(c)unpaid service in the prison or probation and aftercare service in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland;
(d)unpaid research in an institution in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland or, in the case of a student attending an overseas institution as part of his course, in an overseas institution; or
(e)unpaid service with—
(i)a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
(ii)a Health and Social Services Trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991(1);
(iii)a Health Authority or a Strategic Health Authority established pursuant to section 8 of the National Health Service Act 1977(2), a Special Health Authority established pursuant to section 11 of that Act(3) or a Local Health Board established pursuant to section 16BA of that Act(4);or
(iv)a Health Board or a Special Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(5).
(7) Where one of the events listed in paragraph (8) occurs in the course of an academic year, a student may qualify for a particular grant in accordance with this Part in respect of all or part of that academic year but he does not qualify for a grant for living and other costs in respect of any academic year beginning before the academic year in which the relevant event occurred.
(8) The events are—
(a)the student’s course becomes a designated course;
(b)the student, his spouse, his civil partner or his parent is recognised as a refugee or becomes a person with leave to enter or remain;
(c)the state of which the student is a national accedes to the European Community where the student has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the three-year period immediately preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course;
(d)the student acquires the right of permanent residence;
(e)the student becomes a person described in paragraph 6(1)(a) of Part 2 of Schedule 2; or
(f)the student becomes the child of a Swiss national.
Students who are treated as in attendance
40.—(1) A student to whom this regulation applies is treated as if he were in attendance on the designated course for the purpose of qualifying for the following grants—
(a)grant for students who have left care;
(b)grants for dependants;
(c)maintenance grant or special support grant;
(d)higher education bursary.
(2) This regulation applies to—
(a)a compressed degree student;
(b)a disabled student who—
(i)is not a compressed degree student; and
(ii)is undertaking a designated course in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland but who is not in attendance because he is unable to attend for a reason which relates to his disability.
CHAPTER 3DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCES
Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance
41.—(1) An eligible student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a grant to assist with the additional expenditure which the Department is satisfied he is obliged to incur by reason of a disability to which he is subject in respect of his undertaking a designated course.
(2) An eligible student does not qualify for a grant under this regulation unless the Department considers that he is undertaking the course in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland.
Amount of the disabled students’ allowance
42.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs, the amount of the disabled students’ allowance is the amount that the Department considers appropriate in accordance with the student’s circumstances.
(2) Except where paragraph (4) applies, the amount of the disabled students’ allowance must not exceed—
(a)£12,420 in respect of an academic year for expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;
(b)£4,905 in respect of all the academic years during the period of eligibility for expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;
(c)the additional expenditure incurred—
(i)within the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland for the purpose of attending the institution;
(ii)within or outside the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending, as a part of his course, any period of study at an overseas institution or for the purpose of attending the Institute;
(d)£1,640 in respect of an academic year for any other expenditure including expenditure incurred for the purposes referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (b) which exceeds the maxima specified in those sub-paragraphs.
(3) Where the eligible student has received payments to assist with expenditure on major items of specialist equipment in connection with the course by virtue of holding a transitional award, the maximum amount of grant under paragraph (2)(b) is reduced by the amount of those payments.
(4) The maximum amount under paragraphs (2)(a) and (2)(d) is £9,315 and £1,230, respectively where—
(a)an eligible student undertakes a course for the initial training of teachers; and
(b)in any academic year of that course, the periods of full-time study and full-time teaching practice are in aggregate less than 6 weeks.
CHAPTER 4GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
General
43.—(1) The grant for dependants consists of the following elements—
(a)adult dependants’ grant;
(b)childcare grant;
(c)parents’ learning allowance.
(2) The qualifying conditions for each element and the amounts payable are set out in regulations 45 to 48.
Grants for students who have left care
44.—(1) An eligible student shall qualify for a grant under this regulation in connection with his attendance on a designated course if the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied.
(2) The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a)the eligible student is under the age of 21 on the first day of the course;
(b)the eligible student has left care, that is to say he last ceased to fall within paragraph 2(1)(f) of Schedule 5 before 1st September 2005; and
(c)in the opinion of the Department, the eligible student is subject to greater financial hardship by virtue of falling within paragraph 2(1)(f) of Schedule 5 than he would otherwise have been.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of grant shall be such amount as the Department considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(4) The maximum amount of grant is £100 for each week or part of a week in an academic year which—
(a)falls within the longest vacation taken; and
(b)during no part of which week the student attends his course.
Adult dependants’ grant
45.—(1) An eligible student qualifies for an adult dependants’ grant in connection with his attendance on a designated course in accordance with this regulation.
(2) The adult dependants’ grant is available in respect of a dependant of an eligible student who is either—
(a)the eligible student’s partner; or
(b)an adult dependant whose net income does not exceed £3,610.
(3) The amount of adult dependants’ grant payable in respect of an academic year is calculated in accordance with regulation 48, the basic amount being—
(a)£2,510; or
(b)where the person in respect of whom the eligible student is applying for adult dependants’ grant is ordinarily resident outside the United Kingdom, such amount not exceeding £2,510 as the Department considers reasonable in the circumstances.
Childcare grant
46.—(1) An eligible student qualifies for a childcare grant in connection with his attendance on a designated course in accordance with this regulation.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the childcare grant is available in respect of an academic year in which the eligible student incurs prescribed childcare charges for—
(a)a dependent child who is under the age of 15 immediately before the beginning of the academic year; or
(b)a dependent child who has special educational needs within the meaning of Article 3 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(6) and is under the age of 17 immediately before the beginning of the academic year.
(3) An eligible student does not qualify for a childcare grant if he or his partner has elected to receive the childcare element of the working tax credit under Part I of the Tax Credits Act 2002(7).
(4) An eligible student does not qualify for a childcare grant if the prescribed childcare charges that he incurs for his child are paid or to be paid by him to his partner.
(5) Subject to paragraph (6), the basic amount of childcare grant for each week is—
(a)for one dependent child, 85 per cent. of the prescribed childcare charges, subject to a maximum amount of £148.75 per week; or
(b)for two or more dependent children, 85 per cent. of the prescribed childcare charges, subject to a maximum amount of £255 per week
except that the student does not qualify for any such grant in respect of each week falling within the period between the end of the course and the end of the academic year in which the course ends.
(6) For the purposes of calculating the basic amount of childcare grant—
(a)a week runs from Monday to Sunday; and
(b)where a week in respect of which prescribed childcare charges are incurred falls partly within and partly outside the academic year in respect of which childcare grant is payable under this regulation, the maximum weekly amount of grant is calculated by multiplying the relevant maximum weekly amount in paragraph (5) by the number of days of that week falling within the academic year and dividing the product by seven.
(7) In this regulation “prescribed childcare charges” means childcare charges of a description prescribed for the purposes of section 12 of the Tax Credits Act 2002(8).
Parents’ learning allowance
47.—(1) An eligible student qualifies in connection with his attendance on a designated course for the parents’ learning allowance if he has one or more dependants who are dependent children.
(2) The amount of parents’ learning allowance payable in respect of an academic year is calculated in accordance with regulation 48, the basic amount being £1,435.
Calculations
48.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs, the amount payable in respect of a particular element of the grant for dependants for which the eligible student qualifies under regulations 45 to 47 is the amount of that element remaining after applying, until it is extinguished, an amount equal to 
(a)to reduce the basic amount of the adult dependants’ grant where the eligible student qualifies for that element under regulation 45;
(b)to reduce the basic amount of the childcare grant for the academic year where the eligible student qualifies for that element under regulation 46; and
(c)to reduce the basic amount of the parents’ learning allowance where the eligible student qualifies for that element under regulation 47.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (4), (5) and (13), where B is greater than or equal to A, the basic amount of each element of the grant for dependants for which the eligible student qualifies is payable.
(3) Where 
(4) The amount of adult dependants’ grant calculated under paragraph (1) in respect of an adult dependant is reduced by one half where—
(a)the eligible student’s partner—
(i)is an eligible student; or
(ii)holds a statutory award; and
(b)account is taken of that partner’s dependants in calculating the amount of support for which that partner qualifies or the payment to which he is entitled under the statutory award.
(5) The amount of childcare grant calculated under paragraph (1) is reduced by one half where—
(a)the eligible student’s partner—
(i)is an eligible student; or
(ii)holds a statutory award; and
(b)account is taken of that partner’s dependants in calculating the amount of support for which that partner qualifies or the payment to which he is entitled under the statutory award.
(6) Where the amount of the parents’ learning allowance calculated under paragraph (1) is £0.01 or more but less than £50, the amount of parents’ learning allowance payable is £50.
(7) In this regulation—
A is the aggregate of the net income of each of the eligible student’s dependants; and
B is—
(a)£1,100 where the eligible student has no dependent child;
(b)£3,300 where the eligible student is not a lone parent and has one dependent child;
(c)£4,400 where the eligible student—
(i)is not a lone parent and has more than one dependent child; or
(ii)is a lone parent and has one dependent child;
(d)£5,505 where the eligible student is a lone parent and has more than one dependent child.
(8) Paragraphs (9) to (12) apply where, in the course of the academic year, any of the following occurs—
(a)there is a change in the number of the eligible student’s dependants;
(b)a person becomes or ceases to be a dependant of the eligible student;
(c)the eligible student becomes or ceases to be a lone parent;
(d)a student becomes eligible for support as a result of an event referred to in regulation 39(8).
(9) For the purposes of determining the respective values of A and B and whether adult dependants’ grant or parents’ learning allowance is payable, the Department must determine the following in relation to each relevant quarter by reference to the student’s circumstances in the relevant quarter—
(a)how many dependants the eligible student is to be treated as having;
(b)who those dependants are;
(c)whether the student is to be treated as a lone parent.
(10) The amount of grant for dependants for the academic year is the aggregate of the amounts of adult dependants’ grant and parents’ learning allowance calculated in respect of each relevant quarter under paragraph (11) and the amount of any childcare grant for the academic year.
(11) The amount of adult dependants’ grant and parents’ learning allowance in respect of a relevant quarter is one third of what that grant or allowance would be for the academic year if the student’s circumstances in the relevant quarter as determined under paragraph (9) applied for the duration of the academic year.
(12) In this regulation, a “relevant quarter” means—
(a)in the case of a person referred to in paragraph (8)(d), a quarter which begins after the relevant event occurs other than a quarter during which, in the opinion of the Department, the longest of any vacation occurs;
(b)otherwise, a quarter other than the one quarter during which, in the opinion of the Department, the longest of any vacation occurs.
(13) A deduction may be made in accordance with Part 9 from the amount payable in respect of a particular element of the grant for dependants calculated under this Part.
Interpretation of Chapter 4
49.—(1) In regulations 45 to 48—
(a)“adult dependant” means, in relation to an eligible student, an adult person dependent on the student other than his child, his partner (including a spouse or civil partner from whom the Department considers the student is separated) or his former partner;
(b)“child” in relation to an eligible student includes any child of his partner who is dependent on him and any child for whom he has parental responsibility who is dependent on him;
(c)“dependant” means, in relation to an eligible student, his partner, his dependent child or an adult dependant, who in each case is not an eligible student and does not hold a statutory award;
(d)“dependent” means wholly or mainly financially dependent;
(e)“lone parent” means an eligible student who does not have a partner and who has a dependent child or dependent children;
(f)“net income” has the meaning given in paragraph (2);
(g)subject to sub-paragraphs (h), (i), (j) and (k), “partner” means any of the following—
(i)the spouse of an eligible student;
(ii)the civil partner of an eligible student;
(iii)a person ordinarily living with an eligible student as if he were his spouse where an eligible student falls within paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 5 and began the specified designated course on or after 1st September 2000;
(iv)a person ordinarily living with an eligible student as if he were his civil partner where an eligible student falls within paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 5 and began the specified designated course on or after 1st September 2005;
(h)unless otherwise indicated, a person who would otherwise be a partner under sub-paragraph (g) is not to be treated as a partner if—
(i)in the opinion of the Department, that person and the eligible student are separated; or
(ii)the person is ordinarily living outside the United Kingdom and is not maintained by the eligible student;
(i)for the purposes of the definition of “adult dependant”, a person is to be treated as a partner if he would be a partner under sub-paragraph (g) but for the fact that the eligible student with whom he is ordinarily living does not fall within paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 5;
(j)for the purposes of the definitions of “child” and “lone parent”, a person is to be treated as a partner if he would be a partner under sub-paragraph (g) but for the date on which the eligible student began the specified designated course or the fact that the eligible student with whom he is ordinarily living does not fall within paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 5;
(k)for the purposes of regulation 46—
(i)sub-paragraph (h) does not apply; and
(ii)a person is to be treated as a partner if he would be a partner under sub-paragraph (g) but for the fact that the eligible student with whom he is ordinarily living does not fall within paragraph (2)(1)(a) of Schedule 5.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a dependant’s net income is his income from all sources for the academic year in question reduced by the amount of income tax and social security contributions payable in respect of it but disregarding—
(a)any pension, allowance or other benefit paid by reason of a disability or incapacity to which the dependant is subject;
(b)child benefit payable under Part IX of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(9);
(c)any financial support payable to the dependant by an adoption agency in accordance with regulations made under Article 59A of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987(10);
(d)any guardian’s allowance to which the dependant is entitled under section 77 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992;
(e)in the case of a dependant with whom a child in the care of a Health and Social Services Board or a Health and Social Services Trust is boarded out, any payment made to him in pursuance of Article 27(2)(a) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995(11);
(f)any payments made to the dependant under Article 15 of and Schedule 1 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 in respect of a person who is not the dependant’s child or any assistance given by a Health and Social Services Board or Health and Social Services Trust pursuant to Articles 34A, 34C, 35A and 35B of that Order(12); and
(g)any child tax credit to which the dependant is entitled under Part I of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
(3) Where an eligible student or his partner makes any recurrent payments which were previously made by the student in pursuance of an obligation incurred before the first academic year of the student’s course, the partner’s net income is the net income calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) reduced by—
(a)an amount equal to the payments in question for the academic year, if in the opinion of the Department the obligation had been reasonably incurred; or
(b)such lesser amount, if any, as the Department considers appropriate if, in its opinion, a lesser obligation could reasonably have been incurred.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2), where the dependant is a dependent child and payments are made to the eligible student towards the child’s maintenance, those payments are to be treated as the child’s income.
CHAPTER 5GRANTS FOR TRAVEL
General
50.—(1) A grant for travel is available—
(a)to eligible students attending courses in medicine or dentistry in accordance with regulation 51;
(b)to eligible students attending an overseas institution or the Institute in accordance with regulation 53.
Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
51. A grant is available to an eligible student attending a course in medicine or dentistry (a necessary part of which is a period of study by way of clinical training) in respect of the reasonable expenditure which he is obliged to incur in an academic year for the purpose of attending in connection with his course any hospital or other premises in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland (not comprised in the institution) at which facilities for clinical training are provided other than expenditure incurred for the purpose of residential study away from the institution.
Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
52. The amount of grant payable under regulation 51 in respect of an academic year is equal to the reasonable expenditure that the Department determines the eligible student is obliged to incur for the purposes set out in that regulation less £290.
Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
53. A grant is available to an eligible student who attends an overseas institution or the Institute as part of his course in respect of the expenses that he is obliged to incur in each qualifying quarter.
Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
54. The amount of grant payable under regulation 53 in respect of an academic year is calculated as follows—
X is the aggregate of the expenses that the eligible student is obliged to incur in each qualifying quarter.
Additional amount of grant for travel – overseas study
55. An eligible student who—
(a)qualifies for a grant under regulation 53; and
(b)reasonably incurs any expenditure in insuring against liability for the cost of medical treatment provided outside the United Kingdom for any illness or bodily injury contracted or suffered during the period he is attending the overseas institution or the Institute,
qualifies for additional grant under this regulation equal to the amount incurred.
Deductions from the grant for travel
56. A deduction may be made from any grant under this Chapter in accordance with Part 9.
Interpretation
57. For the purposes of this Chapter—
(a)any reference to expenditure incurred for the purpose of attending an institution or period of study—
(i)includes expenditure both before and after so attending; and
(ii)does not include any expenditure in respect of which a grant is payable under Chapter 3 of this Part;
(b)“expenses” means reasonable expenditure within or outside of the United Kingdom for the purpose of attending as part of a designated course an overseas institution or the Institute;
(c)“qualifying quarter” means a quarter during which the eligible student attends as part of his course an overseas institution or the Institute for at least half the period covered by that quarter.
CHAPTER 6MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
58.—(1) A current system student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a maintenance grant in connection with his attendance on a designated course.
(2) A current system student does not qualify for a maintenance grant if he qualifies for a special support grant.
(3) If a current system student does not qualify for a fee loan in respect of an academic year of the designated course, he cannot qualify for a maintenance grant for that year unless the reason that he does not qualify for a fee loan is because—
(a)the year is an Erasmus year; or
(b)the designated course is a flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.
Amount of the maintenance grant
59.—(1) The maximum amount of maintenance grant available in respect of an academic year is—
(a)in the case of a type 1 teacher training student, £1,632;
(b)in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £3,265; and
(c)in the case of a current system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student, £3,265.
(2) A type 1 teacher training student who qualifies for a maintenance grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £17,910 or less, he receives £1,632;
(b)where the household income exceeds £17,910 but does not exceed £27,120, he receives an amount equal to
where
M is £1,632
A is £1 for every complete £4.53 by which the household income exceeds £17,910; and
(c)where the household income exceeds £27,120 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £615.
(3) A type 2 teacher training student who qualifies for a maintenance grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year —
(a)where the household income is £17,910 or less, he receives £3,265;
(b)where the household income exceeds £17,910 but does not exceed £27,120, he receives an amount equal to 
M is £3,265
A is £1 for every complete £4.53 by which the household income exceeds £17,910; and
(c)where the household income exceeds £27,120 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £1,230.
(4) A current system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student who qualifies for a maintenance grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £17,910 or less, he receives £3,265;
(b)where the household income exceeds £17,910 but does not exceed £27,120, he receives an amount equal to 
M is £3,265
A is £1 for every complete £4.53 by which the household income exceeds £17,910;
(c)where the household income exceeds £27,120 but does not exceed £38,330, he receives an amount equal to 
RM is £1,230
A is £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the household income exceeds £38,330;
(d)where the household income exceeds £38,330, no maintenance grant is payable.
CHAPTER 7SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
60.—(1) A current system student qualifies in accordance with this regulation for a special support grant in connection with his attendance on a designated course to defray the costs of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending that course.
(2) A current system student qualifies for a special support grant if he—
(a)falls within a prescribed category of person for the purposes of section 124(1)(e) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992(13); or
(b)is treated as being liable to make payments in respect of a dwelling prescribed by regulations made under section 129(2) of that Act(14).
(3) If a current system student does not qualify for a fee loan in respect of an academic year of the designated course, he cannot qualify for a special support grant for that year unless the reason that he does not qualify for a fee loan is because—
(a)the year is an Erasmus year; or
(b)the designated course is a flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.
Amount of the special support grant
61.—(1) The maximum amount of special support grant available in respect of an academic year is—
(a)in the case of a type 1 teacher training student, £1,632;
(b)in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £3,265;
(c)in the case of a current system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student, £3,265.
(2) A type 1 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £17,910 or less, he receives £1,632;
(b)where the household income exceeds £17,910 but does not exceed £27,120, he receives an amount equal to 
M is £1,632
A is £1 for every complete £4.53 by which the household income exceeds £17,910; and
(c)where the household income exceeds £27,120 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £615.
(3) A type 2 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £17,910 or less, he receives £3,265;
(b)where the household income exceeds £17,910 but does not exceed £27,120, he receives an amount equal to 
M is £3,265
A is £1 for every complete £4.53 by which the household income exceeds £17,910; and
(c)where the household income exceeds £27,120 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £1,230.
(4) A current system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student who qualifies for a special support grant in respect of an academic year receives an amount as follows in respect of that year—
(a)where the household income is £17,910 or less, he receives £3,265;
(b)where the household income exceeds £17,910 but does not exceed £27,120, he receives an amount equal to 
M is £3,265
A is £1 for every complete £4.53 by which the household income exceeds £17,910;
(c)where the household income exceeds £27,120 but does not exceed £38,330, he receives an amount equal to 
RM is £1,230
A is £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the household income exceeds £27,120; and
(d)where the household income exceeds £38,330, no special support grant is payable.
CHAPTER 8HIGHER EDUCATION BURSARY FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for and amounts of the higher education bursary
62.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an old system student who qualifies for a grant for fees under regulation 24 and who is under the age of 60 on the relevant date qualifies for a higher education bursary in accordance with his attendance on a designated course.
(2) If an old system student does not qualify for a grant for fees in respect of an academic year of the designated course, he cannot qualify for a higher education bursary for that year unless the reason that he does not qualify for a grant for fees is because—
(a)the year is an Erasmus year; or
(b)the designated course is a flexible postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers.
(3) The amount of bursary payable in respect of any academic year shall be determined by reference to the household income ascertained under paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 in accordance with the following table—
| Residual Income (£) | Bursary (£) |
|---|---|
| Up to 11,000 | 2,000 |
| 11,001 to 12,000 | 1,820 |
| 12,001 to 13,000 | 1,635 |
| 13,001 to 14,000 | 1,455 |
| 14,001 to 15,000 | 1,275 |
| 15,001 to 16,000 | 1,090 |
| 16,001 to 17,000 | 925 |
| 17,001 to 18,000 | 770 |
| 18,001 to 19,000 | 620 |
| 19,001 to 20,000 | 470 |
| 20,001 to 21,000 | 315 |
| 21,001 to 22,000 | 165 |
| 22,001 and over | 0 |
S.I. 1991/194 (N.I. 1); Article 10 was amended by the Health and Personnel Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2)) Article 3(8)
1977 c. 49; section 8 was amended by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), section 1(2)
Section 11 was amended by the Health Authorities Act 1995 (c. 17), section 2 and Schedule 1, paragraph 2 and the Health Act 1999 (c. 8), Schedule 4, paragraph 6
Section 16BA was inserted by the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), section 6(1)
2002 c. 21 to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
Regulation 14 of the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Amount) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2005; as amended by S.I. 2003/701, S.I. 2003/2815, S.I. 2004/762, S.I. 2004/1276, S.I. 2004/2663, S.I. 2005/769, S.I. 2005/2919, S.I. 2006/766) sets out the charges that are prescribed for the purposes of section 12 of the Tax Credits Act 2002.
1992 c.7, as amended by Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1898 (N.I. 12)), Articles 3 to 5, 7,8, 10 to 12 and Schedules 1 and 2
S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22); Article 59A was inserted by paragraph 164 of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755) (N.I.2); the relevant Regulations are S.R. 1996 No. 438
S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2); Articles 34A, 34C, 35A and 35B were inserted by the Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 c. 11
1992 c. 7.. The relevant regulation is regulation 4ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 (S.R. 1987 No. 459). Regulation 4ZA was inserted by regulation 4 of S.R. 1996 No. 199 and amended by regulation 5(2) of S.R. 1997 No. 412; regulation 5(3) of S.R. 2000 No. 71, regulation 3(5) of, and the Schedule to, S.R. 2000 No. 241 and Article 3(2) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, S.R. 2005 No. 319 (c.23)
The relevant regulation is regulation 53 of the Housing Benefit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006 No. 405)