The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support etc.) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

Amendments to the 2011 Regulations relating to disabled students’ allowances

25.—(1) The 2011 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1)(1) (interpretation), after the definition of “transitional award”, insert—

““travel expenditure” means expenditure incurred by a student—

(a)

within the United Kingdom for the purposes of attending their institution; or

(b)

within or outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of attending, as part of their course, any period of study at an overseas institution or for the purposes of attending the Institute;”.

(3) In regulation 40A(2) (payment of the disabled students’ allowance)—

(a) the existing text becomes paragraph (1);

(b) after that paragraph, insert—

“(2) 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.”.

(4) In regulation 41(3) (amount of the disabled students’ allowance)—

(a) for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) The amount of the disabled students’ allowance 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 an amount equal to that expenditure.”;

(b) in paragraph (7), omit the words from “, except” to the end;

(c) in paragraph (8), for the words from “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.”.

(5) In regulation 147(4) (disabled part-time students’ allowance)—

(a) after paragraph (4A) insert—

“(4B) 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 the 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 an amount equal to that expenditure.”;

(c) in paragraph (7), omit the words from “, except” to the end;

(d) in paragraph (8), for words from “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.”.

(6) In regulation 165A(5) (authority to pay grant)—

(a) the existing text becomes paragraph (1);

(b) after that paragraph, insert—

“(2) 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.”.

(7) In regulation 166(6) (amount of grant under Part 12)—

(a) for paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the grant under this Part is the amount that the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with the student’s circumstances.”;

(b) for paragraph (2) substitute—

“(2) The amount of the grant 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 an amount equal to that expenditure.”;

(c) omit paragraph (3);

(d) in paragraph (4), omit the words from “, except” to the end;

(e) in paragraph (5), for the words from “in respect of” 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)

There are no relevant amendments to regulation 2.

(2)

Regulation 40A was inserted by S.I. 2014/2765.

(3)

Regulation 41 was amended by S.I. 2012/1653, 2014/2765, 2015/1951, 2017/114 and 2020/48.

(4)

Regulation 147 was amended by S.I. 2012/1653, 2014/2765, 2016/270, 2017/114 and 2020/48

(5)

Regulation 165A was inserted by S.I. 2014/2765.

(6)

Regulation 166 was amended by S.I. 2012/1653, 2014/2765 and 2020/48.