Amendment to the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

5.—(1) The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011(1) are amended in accordance with this regulation.

(2) For regulation 77 (Current system students with full entitlement who are not 2008, 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students), substitute—

“Current system students with full entitlement who are not 2008, 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students

77.—(1) This regulation applies to a current system student with full entitlement (other than a 2008, 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort student).

(2) Subject to Chapter 4 of this Part, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year other than the final year of a course that is not an intensive course is equal to—

where—

  • X is—

    (i)

    for a student in category A, £3,924;

    (ii)

    for a student in category B, £7,100;

    (iii)

    for a student in category C, £6,041;

    (iv)

    for a student in category D, £5,071;

  • Y is the maintenance grant amount.

(3) Subject to Chapter 4 of this Part, the maximum amount of loan for living costs for which a student to whom this regulation applies qualifies in respect of an academic year that is the final year of a course that is not an intensive course is equal to

where—

  • X is—

    (i)

    for a student in category A, £3,546;

    (ii)

    for a student in category B, £6,464;

    (iii)

    for a student in category C, £5,252;

    (iv)

    for a student in category D, £4,692;

  • Y is the maintenance grant amount.”.

(3) In Schedule 1, Part 2 (Eligible Students – Categories) after paragraph 12, insert—

“Long Residence

13.—(1) A person who on the first day of the first academic year of the course—

(a)is either—

(i)under the age of 18 and has lived in the United Kingdom throughout the seven-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; or

(ii)aged 18 years old or above and, preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course, has lived in the United Kingdom throughout either—

(aa)half their life; or

(bb)a period of twenty-years;

(b)is ordinarily resident in England;

(c)has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the three-year period preceding the first day of the first academic year of the course; and

(d)subject to sub-paragraph (2), whose residence in the United Kingdom and Islands has not during any part of the period referred to in paragraph (c) been wholly or mainly for the purpose of receiving full-time education.

(2) Paragraph (d) of sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who is treated as being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands in accordance with paragraph 1(4).”.