The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
PART 1
1Citation and commencement
2Interpretation
3Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
4Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
PART 2
5Eligible students
6Designated courses
7Period of eligibility
8Transfer of status
PART 3
9Applications for support
10Time limits
11Information
12Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan
PART 4
CHAPTER 1
13Previous course
14Miscellaneous
CHAPTER 2
15Current system students
16Old system students
17Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
18Events
19Students to be treated as in attendance on a course
CHAPTER 3
20Availability of fee loans to current system students - general
21Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course
22Standard entitlement – course leading to degree in social work
23Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course
24Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
25Amount of the fee loan
CHAPTER 4
26Old system students who are continuing students
27Old system students who are transferring students
28Old system students who are on end-on courses
29Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
30Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course
31Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
32Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution or a relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland
33Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution
34Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
CHAPTER 5
35Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
36Amount of the fee contribution loan
PART 5
CHAPTER 1
37Current system students
38Old system students
CHAPTER 2
39General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
40Students who are treated as in attendance
CHAPTER 3
41Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance
42Amount of the disabled students’ allowance
CHAPTER 4
43Interpretation of Chapter 4
44General
45Grant for students who have left care
46Adult dependants’ grant
47Childcare grant
48Parents’ learning allowance
49Calculations
CHAPTER 5
50Interpretation
51General
52Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
53Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
54Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
55Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
56The expenditure specified in this regulation is—
57Deductions from the grant for travel
CHAPTER 6
58Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
59Amount of the maintenance grant
CHAPTER 7
60Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
61Amount of the special support grant
CHAPTER 8
62Qualifying conditions and amounts of the higher education bursary
PART 6
CHAPTER 1
63Interpretation of Part 6
64Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students
65Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
CHAPTER 2
66General
67Current system students with full entitlement
68Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
69Old system students with full entitlement
70Students with reduced entitlement
CHAPTER 3
71Additional amount of loan for living costs
CHAPTER 4
72Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable
73Students falling into more than one category
74Students residing with parents
75Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
76Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
77Deductions from loans for living costs
78Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs
79Categories of student
PART 7
80General
81Qualifying conditions
82Persons to be treated as eligible students
83Disabled students
84Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
85Availability of college fee loans
86Amount of college fee loan
87Transfers
PART 8
88Interest
89Insolvency
PART 9
90Calculation of contribution
91Application of contribution – current system students
92Application of contribution – old system students
93Order of application
94Minimum level of loan for living costs
95Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
PART 10
CHAPTER 1
96Interpretation
CHAPTER 2
97Payment of grants for fees
CHAPTER 3
98Payment of grants for living and other costs
CHAPTER 4
99General
100Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
101Information requirements
102Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans
103Payment of college fee loans
104Payment of loans for living costs and additional amount of loan for living costs
CHAPTER 5
105Overpayments of fee support
106Overpayments of college fee loan
107Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6
PART 11
108Eligible distance learning students
109Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
110Designated distance learning courses
111Period of eligibility
112Support for distance learning courses
113Amount of support
114Interpretation of regulation 113
115Disabled distance learning students’ allowance
116Applications for support
117Declarations provided by academic authorities
118Information
119Transfer of status
120Conversion of status – eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses
121Conversion of status – eligible distance learning students transferring to designated courses
122Payment of grants for fees
123Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students’ allowance
124Overpayments
PART 12
125Eligible part-time students
126Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
127Designated part-time courses
128Period of eligibility
129Assistance for part-time courses
130Amount of assistance
131Interpretation of regulation 130
132Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Wales or Scotland
133Disabled part-time students’ allowance
134Applications for support
135Declarations provided by academic authorities
136Information
137Transfer of status
138Conversion of status
139Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances
140Payment of grants for fees
141Overpayments
PART 13
142Eligible postgraduate students
143Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
144Designated postgraduate courses
145Period of eligibility
146Transfer of status
147Applications for support
148Information
149Amount of grant
150Payment of grant
151Overpayments
SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENT OF THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (NORTHERN IRELAND) REGULATIONS 2008
1The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 are amended...
2In regulation 4(5)(b) (Revocation, savings and transitional provisions) omit the...
3(1) Regulation 5 (Eligible Students) is amended by sub-paragraphs (2)...
4(1) Regulation 18 (Availability of fee loans to current system...
5In regulation 63(2)(b) (Qualifying conditions for the loan for living...
6In regulation 64(3)(b) (Qualifying conditions for the loan for living...
7(1) Regulation 70 (Long courses loan) is amended by sub-paragraphs...
8In regulation 97 (Payment of grants for living and other...
9In regulation 103 (Payment of loans for living costs and...
10(1) Regulation 113 (Amount of support) is amended by sub-paragraphs...
11(1) Regulation 125 (Eligible part-time students) is amended by sub-paragraphs...
12(1) Regulation 130 (Amount of assistance) is amended by sub-paragraphs...
SCHEDULE 2ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
PART 1Interpretation
1(1) For the purposes of this Schedule— “EEA frontier self-employed...
PART 2Categories
2Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
3A person who— (a) is settled in the United Kingdom...
4Refugees and their family members
5Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members
6Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
7A person who— (a) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland...
8Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
9EC nationals
10(1) A person who— (a) is an EC national other...
11Children of Swiss nationals
12Children of Turkish workers
SCHEDULE 3DESIGNATED COURSES
1A first degree course.
2A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.
3A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...
4A course for the Certificate of Higher Education.
5A coursefor the initial training of teachers.
6A course for the further training of youth and community...
7A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...
8A course— (a) providing education (whether or not in preparation...
SCHEDULE 4INFORMATION
1Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...
2Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...
3Information provided to the Department pursuant to these Regulations must...
SCHEDULE 5FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
1Definitions
2Independent eligible student
3Household income
4Calculation of eligible student’s residual income
5Calculation of parent’s residual income
6Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income
7Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
8Calculation of contribution – old system students
9Calculation of contribution – current system students
10Split contributions
SCHEDULE 6RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

2009 No. 37

Education

The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

Coming into operation-

The Department for Employment and Learning1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3 and 8(4) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 19982 and now vested in it3.