PART 11GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
CHAPTER 2ADULT DEPENDANTS GRANT
Adult dependants grant71
1
An eligible student qualifies for an adult dependants grant in respect of only one of the following persons—
a
the student's partner;
b
an adult dependant of the student.
2
But an eligible student does not qualify for an adult dependants grant if one of the following exceptions applies— Exception 1 Where the eligible student is applying in respect of an adult dependant (“A”)—
a
A's net income for the current academic year exceeds £3,923, or
b
A is—
i
the spouse or civil partner of the eligible student's partner (including a spouse or civil partner from whom the student's partner is separated), or
ii
the former partner of the eligible student's partner.
Exception 2 Where the eligible student is applying in respect of the student's partner “(P)”—
a
the eligible student is, in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers, separated from P, or
b
P is ordinarily living outside the United Kingdom and is not maintained by the eligible student.