PART 11GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS

CHAPTER 2ADULT DEPENDANTS GRANT

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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.