PART 11E+WGRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS

CHAPTER 4E+WCHILDCARE GRANT

Childcare grantE+W

75.—(1) An eligible student qualifies for a childcare grant in respect of prescribed childcare charges for a dependent child incurred during the current academic year if one of the following conditions are satisfied— Condition 1 The dependent child is under the age of 15 immediately before the beginning of the academic year. Condition 2 The dependent child has special educational needs within the meaning of section 312 of the Education Act 1996 M1 and is under the age of 17 immediately before the beginning of the first day of the academic year.

(2) But the eligible student does not qualify for a childcare grant in any of the following cases— Case 1 The eligible student or the eligible student's partner has elected to receive the childcare element of the working tax credit under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 M2. Case 2 The eligible student or the eligible student's partner is entitled to an award of universal credit which includes an amount in respect of childcare costs under regulation 31 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (child care costs element) M3. Case 3 The eligible student's partner has elected to receive financial support for childcare under a healthcare bursary. Case 4 The prescribed childcare charges are for a period in respect of which the eligible student or the eligible student's partner has made a valid declaration of eligibility within the meaning given by section 4 of the Childcare Payments Act 2014 M4. Case 5 The prescribed childcare charges are paid or to be paid by the eligible student to the student's partner. Case 6 The prescribed childcare charges are in respect of any period between the end of the course and the end of the academic year in which the course ends.

(3) In this regulation and regulation 76—

“dependent child” (“plentyn dibynnol”) includes a dependent child born after the beginning of the academic year;

“prescribed childcare charges” (“ffioedd gofal plant rhagnodedig”) means childcare charges of a description prescribed for the purposes of section 12 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 M5.

Marginal Citations

Maximum amount of childcare grantE+W

76.—(1) The amount of childcare grant payable is 85% of the eligible student's weekly prescribed childcare charges, up to the maximum weekly amount—

(a)specified in Table 13, or

(b)where paragraph (4) applies, specified in that paragraph.

(2) In Table 13—

(a)Column 1 specifies the academic year in relation to which the maximum weekly amount of childcare grant in Column 3 is payable;

(b)Column 2 specifies the number of dependent children to which the amounts specified in Column 3 relate;

(c)Column 3 specifies the maximum weekly amount of childcare grant payable in respect of the corresponding entries in Columns 1 and 2, where the application for a childcare grant identifies a childcare provider.

[F1Table 13
Column 1Academic yearColumn 2 Number of child dependantsColumn 3Maximum weekly amount
Beginning on or after 1 September 2018 but before 1 September 2020One dependent child£161.50
More than one dependent child£274.55
Beginning on or after 1 September 2020 but before 1 September 2021One dependent child£174.22
More than one dependent child£298.69
Beginning on or after 1 September 2021 [F2but before 1 September 2022]One dependent child£179.62
More than one dependent child£307.95
[F3Beginning on or after 1 September 2022 [F4but before 1 September 2023]One dependent child£184
More than one dependent child£315]
[F5Beginning on or after 1 September 2023 One dependent child £187
More than one dependent child£321]]

(3) Where the eligible student has more than one dependent child, the amount specified in the appropriate entry in Column 3 is the maximum weekly amount payable, irrespective of the number of children receiving childcare.

(4) Where the eligible student's application for childcare grant does not identify the childcare provider, the Welsh Ministers may limit—

(a)the amount of childcare grant paid to the student to 85% of the prescribed childcare charges up to a maximum weekly amount of [F6£144];

(b)the payment of the childcare grant to one quarter of the academic year.

(5) For the purposes of calculating an amount of childcare grant, a week runs from Monday to Sunday.

(6) Where prescribed childcare charges are incurred in respect of a week that falls partly within and partly outside the academic year in respect of which childcare grant is payable, the maximum weekly amount is calculated by applying the following formula—

Where—

A is the applicable maximum weekly amount, and

B is the number of days of the week falling within the academic year.

Textual Amendments

F1Reg. 76 Table 13 substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Support) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/73), regs. 1(2), 34(a)

F2Words in reg. 76 Table 13 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 50(a)(i)

F3Words in reg. 76 Table 13 inserted (with application in accordance with reg. 2 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/79), regs. 1(2), 50(a)(ii)