PART 12SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

Part-time grants for dependants – general94

1

An eligible part-time student qualifies for part-time grants for dependants provided that—

a

the part-time student is not excluded from qualification by any of the following paragraphs, regulation 86 or regulation 89; and

b

the part-time student satisfies the qualifying conditions for the particular grant for which the student is applying.

2

Subject to paragraph (5), an eligible part-time student does not qualify for part-time grants for dependants if the eligible part-time student is a prisoner.

3

An eligible part-time student who is a new eligible part-time student does not qualify for part-time grants for dependants in relation to an academic year of a designated part-time course if the intensity of study during that year is less than 50 per cent.

4

For the purposes of paragraph (3) the intensity of study during an academic year of a designated part-time course is to be calculated in accordance with regulation 90(2) and (3).

5

Paragraph (2) does not apply in respect of an academic year during which the eligible part-time student enters prison or is released from prison.