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PART 5GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS

CHAPTER 7SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

Amount of the special support grant – current system students who are not 2008 cohort students

60.—(1) The maximum amount of special support grant available to a current system student who is not 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;

(c)in the case of a current system student other than a type 1 or type 2 teacher training student, £2,835.

(2) A type 1 teacher training student who is not a 2008 cohort student and 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 £18,360 or less, he receives £1,417;

(b)where the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed £27,810, he receives an amount equal to where—

M is £1,417

A is £1 for every complete £6 by which the household income exceeds £18,360; and

(c)where the household income exceeds £27,810 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 not a 2008 cohort student and 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 £18,360 or less, he receives £2,835;

(b)where the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed £27,810, he receives an amount equal to where—

M is £2,835

A is £1 for every complete £6 by which the household income exceeds £18,360; and

(c)where the household income exceeds £27,810 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 current system student other than a 2008 cohort student or 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 £18,360 or less, he receives £2,835;

(b)where the household income exceeds £18,360 but does not exceed £27,810, he receives an amount equal to where—

M is £2,835

A is £1 for every complete £6 by which the household income exceeds £18,360;

(c)where the household income exceeds £27,810 but does not exceed £39,305, he receives an amount equal to where—

RM is £1,260

A is £1 for every complete £9.50 by which the household income exceeds £27,810; and

(d)where the household income exceeds £39,305, no special support grant is payable.