Amount of the special support grant – 2008 cohort students
59.—(1) The maximum amount of special support grant available to a 2008 cohort student in respect of an academic year is —
(a)in the case of a type 1 teacher training student, £1,417;
(b)in the case of a type 2 teacher training student, £2,835; and
(c)in the case of a 2008 cohort student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student, £2,835.
(2) A type 1 teacher training student who is a 2008 cohort 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 £25,000 or less, he receives £1,417;
(b)where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £34,450, he receives an amount equal towhere—
M is £1,417
A is £1 for every complete £6 by which the household income exceeds £25,000; and
(c)where the household income exceeds £34,450 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £630.
(3) A type 2 teacher training student who is a 2008 cohort 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 £25,000 or less, he receives £2,835;
(b)where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £34,450, he receives an amount equal to where—
M is £2,835
A is £1 for every complete £6 by which the household income exceeds £25,000; and
(c)where the household income exceeds £34,450 or he opts when applying for the grant not to provide the information needed to calculate the household income, he receives £1,260.
(4) A 2008 cohort 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 £25,000 or less, he receives £2,835;
(b)subject to sub-paragraph (c), where the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £60,005, he receives an amount equal to where—
M is £2,835,
A is £1 for every complete £6 by which the household income exceeds £25,000 but does not exceed £34,450,
B is £1 for every complete £21.12 by which the household income exceeds £34,450 but does not exceed £60,005 and;
(c)where the household income exceeds £60,005, no special support grant is payable.