The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Amendments to the 2009 Regulations

21.  In regulation 112 (disabled distance learning students’ allowance)(1)—

(a) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A) The expenditure for which the grant may be paid includes, in particular—

(a) expenditure on a non-medical personal helper;

(b) expenditure on major items of specialist equipment;

(c) travel expenditure.”

(b) for paragraph (6) substitute—

“(6) The amount of grant under this regulation in respect of an academic year—

(a) for expenditure other than travel expenditure, must not exceed £25,000;

(b) for travel expenditure, must not exceed the additional expenditure incurred.”

(c) in paragraph (7) omit “, except where the allowance is used for expenditure on major items of specialist equipment”;

(d) in paragraph (8) for the words “for the purposes specified” to the end substitute—

“in respect of—

(a) the quarter in which the relevant event occurs, and

(b) if relevant, such quarters as begin after the relevant event occurs.”

(1)

Regulation 112 was amended by S.Rs 2010 No. 383, 2012 No. 398, S.R. 2017/43, S.R.s 2018 No. 35 and 2021 Nos 50 and 85 and 260.