PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS

23 Higher education grants
1 An eligible student shall qualify in accordance with this regulation for a higher education grant in connection with his attendance on a designated course to defray the cost of books, equipment, travel or childcare incurred for the purpose of attending that course.
2 An eligible student shall not qualify for a higher education grant unless he begins the designated course on or after 1st September 2004.
3 Paragraphs (3) to (8) of regulation 11 shall apply in relation to a grant under this regulation as they apply in relation to grants for fees under Part 4.
4 The maximum amount of higher education grant available in respect of an academic year is £1,000.
5 An eligible student who qualifies for a higher education grant shall receive an amount as follows—
(a) in any case where the household income is £15,580 or less, he shall receive the maximum amount of grant available;
(b) in any case where the household income exceeds £15,580 and does not exceed £21,565, for every complete £6.30 by which the household income exceeds £15,580 he shall receive £1 less than the maximum amount of grant available; and
(c) in any case where the household income exceeds £21,565, no grant shall be payable under this regulation.
6 For the purposes of paragraph (5), an eligible student’s household income shall be calculated pursuant to Schedule 5.