The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

    4. 4.Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

  3. PART 2

    1. 5.Eligible students

    2. 6.Designated courses

    3. 7.Period of eligibility

    4. 8.Transfer of status

  4. PART 3

    1. 9.Applications for support

    2. 10.Time limits

    3. 11.Information

  5. PART 4

    1. CHAPTER 1

      1. 12.Current system students

      2. 13.Old system students

      3. 14.Requirement to enter a contract for a loan for fees

      4. 15.Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      5. 16.Events

      6. 17.Students to be treated as in attendance on a course

    2. CHAPTER 2

      1. 18.Availability of fee loans to current system students - general

      2. 19.Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course

      3. 20.Standard entitlement – course leading to degree in social work

      4. 21.Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course

      5. 22.Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses

      6. 23.Amount of the fee loan

    3. CHAPTER 3

      1. 24.Old system students who are continuing students

      2. 25.Old system students who are transferring students

      3. 26.Old system students who are on end-on courses

      4. 27.Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course

      5. 28.Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course

      6. 29.Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study

      7. 30.Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly-funded institution in the United Kingdom or relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland

      8. 31.Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly-funded institution

      9. 32.Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution

    4. CHAPTER 4

      1. 33.Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students

      2. 34.Amount of the fee contribution loan

    5. CHAPTER 5

      1. 35.Previous course

      2. 36.Miscellaneous

  6. PART 5

    1. CHAPTER 1

      1. 37.Current system students

      2. 38.Old system students

    2. CHAPTER 2

      1. 39.General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs

      2. 40.Students who are treated as in attendance

    3. CHAPTER 3

      1. 41.Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance

      2. 42.Amount of the disabled students’ allowance

    4. CHAPTER 4

      1. 43.General

      2. 44.Grants for students who have left care

      3. 45.Adult dependants’ grant

      4. 46.Childcare grant

      5. 47.Parents’ learning allowance

      6. 48.Calculations

      7. 49.Interpretation of Chapter 4

    5. CHAPTER 5

      1. 50.General

      2. 51.Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

      3. 52.Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

      4. 53.Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study

      5. 54.Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study

      6. 55.Additional amount of grant for travel – overseas study

      7. 56.Deductions from the grant for travel

      8. 57.Interpretation

    6. CHAPTER 6

      1. 58.Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant

      2. 59.Amount of the maintenance grant

    7. CHAPTER 7

      1. 60.Qualifying conditions for the special support grant

      2. 61.Amount of the special support grant

    8. CHAPTER 8

      1. 62.Qualifying conditions for and amounts of the higher education bursary

  7. PART 6

    1. CHAPTER 1

      1. 63.Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students

      2. 64.Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students

    2. CHAPTER 2

      1. 65.General

      2. 66.Current system students with full entitlement

      3. 67.Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students

      4. 68.Old system students with full entitlement

      5. 69.Students with reduced entitlement

    3. CHAPTER 3 MISCELLANEOUS

      1. 70.Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable

      2. 71.Students falling into more than one category

      3. 72.Students residing with parents

      4. 73.Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      5. 74.Students who are treated as in attendance on a course

      6. 75.Increases in maximum amount

      7. 76.Deductions from loans for living costs

      8. 77.Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs

      9. 78.Categories of student

      10. 79.Interpretation of Part 6

  8. PART 7 COLLEGE FEE LOANS

    1. 80.General

    2. 81.Qualifying conditions

    3. 82.Persons to be treated as eligible students

    4. 83.Disabled students

    5. 84.Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year

    6. 85.Availability of college fee loans

    7. 86.Amount of college fee loan

    8. 87.Transfers

  9. PART 8

    1. 88.Interest

    2. 89.Insolvency

  10. PART 9

    1. 90.Calculation of contribution

    2. 91.Application of contribution – current system students

    3. 92.Application of contribution – old system students

    4. 93.Order of application

    5. 94.Application of contribution to loan for living costs

    6. 95.Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students

  11. PART 10

    1. CHAPTER 1 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES

      1. 96.Payment of grants for fees

    2. CHAPTER 2 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING COSTS AND OTHER COSTS

      1. 97.Payment of grants for living and other costs

    3. CHAPTER 3 PAYMENT OF LOANS

      1. 98.General

      2. 99.Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

      3. 100.Information requirements

      4. 101.Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans

      5. 102.Payment of college fee loans

      6. 103.Payment of loans for living costs

    4. CHAPTER 4 OVERPAYMENTS

      1. 104.Overpayments of fee support

      2. 105.Overpayments of college fee loan

      3. 106.Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or 6

    5. CHAPTER 5 INTERPRETATION

      1. 107.Interpretation

  12. PART 11

    1. 108.Eligible part-time students

    2. 109.Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year

    3. 110.Designated part-time courses

    4. 111.Period of eligibility

    5. 112.Assistance for part-time courses

    6. 113.Amount of assistance

    7. 114.Interpretation of regulation 113

    8. 115.Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Wales or Scotland

    9. 116.Disabled part-time students’ allowances

    10. 117.Applications for support

    11. 118.Declarations provided by academic authorities

    12. 119.Information

    13. 120.Transfer of status

    14. 121.Conversion of status

    15. 122.Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances

    16. 123.Payment of grants for fees

    17. 124.Overpayments

  13. PART 12

    1. 125.Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 126.Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

    3. 127.Designated postgraduate courses

    4. 128.Period of eligibility

    5. 129.Transfer of status

    6. 130.Applications for support

    7. 131.Information

    8. 132.Amount of grants

    9. 133.Payment of grants

    10. 134.Overpayments

  14. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      AMENDMENT OF THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) REGULATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2006

      1. 1.The Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 shall be...

      2. 2.In regulation 2(1)— (a) after the definition of “college fee...

      3. 3.For regulation 7(2), there shall be substituted—

      4. 4.For regulation 15, there shall be substituted— Students treated as...

      5. 5.In regulation 32(1) after “attend”, there shall be inserted “or,...

      6. 6.For regulation 37(9), there shall be substituted—

      7. 7.In regulation 57 for “an accelerated course” in each place...

      8. 8.In regulation 59 for “an accelerated course” in each place...

      9. 9.For regulation 62(2), there shall be substituted—

      10. 10.For regulation 66, there shall be substituted— Students who are...

      11. 11.In regulation 78 for “an accelerated course”, in both places...

      12. 12.In regulation 79(4)— (a) in sub-paragraph (a) after “attend”, there...

      13. 13.In regulation 80(5)— (a) in sub-paragraph (a) after “attend”, there...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

      1. PART1 Interpretation

        1. 1.(1) For the purposes of this Schedule— “EEA Agreement” means...

      2. PART 2 Categories

        1. 2.Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom

        2. 3.(1) A person who— (a) is settled in the United...

        3. 4.Refugees and their family members

        4. 5.Persons with leave to enter or remain and their family members

        5. 6.Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

        6. 7.A person who— (a) is ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland...

        7. 8.Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

        8. 9.EC nationals

        9. 10.(1) A person who— (a) is an EC national other...

        10. 11.Children of Swiss nationals

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      DESIGNATED COURSES

      1. 1.A first degree course.

      2. 2.A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.

      3. 3.A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...

      4. 4.A course for the Certificate of Higher Education.

      5. 5.A coursefor the initial training of teachers.

      6. 6.A course for the further training of youth and community...

      7. 7.A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...

      8. 8.A course— (a) providing education (whether or not in preparation...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      INFORMATION

      1. 1.Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

      2. 2.Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...

      3. 3.Information provided to the Department pursuant to these Regulations must...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

      1. 1.Definitions

      2. 2.Independent eligible student

      3. 3.Household income

      4. 4.Calculation of eligible student’s residual income

      5. 5.Calculation of parent’s residual income

      6. 6.Calculation of eligible student’s partner’s residual income

      7. 7.Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income

      8. 8.Calculation of contribution – old system students

      9. 9.Calculation of contribution – current system students

      10. 10.Split contributions – eligible students who are not independent

      11. 11.Split contributions – independent eligible students

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

  16. Explanatory Note