The Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1998

Payments

17.—(1) Subject to regulations 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26, the authority shall in respect of each year pay in pursuance of an old award—

(a) in respect of fees, a sum equal to the aggregate of any such fees payable in respect of the student as are described in Schedule 1;

(b) where the award is a full award, in respect of maintenance—

(i) … a sum … calculated in accordance with regulation 18; and

(ii) the aggregate of the amounts specified in paragraph (3).

(2) Subject to regulations 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 and 26, the authority shall in respect of the first year of the course pay in pursuance of a transitional award—

(a) in respect of fees, a sum equal to the aggregate of any such fees payable in respect of the student as are described in paragraphs (a)(ii), (iii) and (viii), (b) and (c) of Schedule 1, and of any such fees as are payable in respect of a course for the initial training of teachers designated under regulation 10(1)(d);

(b) where the award is a fees only award, a sum calculated in accordance with regulation 18 in respect of the aggregate of any such fees payable in respect of the student as are described in Schedule 1 other than the fees mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);

(c) where the award is a full award—

(i) a sum calculated in accordance with regulation 18, which shall be apportioned so that such sum as is required to meet the requirements for maintenance set out in Parts I to IV of Schedule 2 in respect of maintenance, and any balance remaining shall be paid in respect of the aggregate of any such fees payable in respect of the student as are described in Schedule 1 other than the fees mentioned in sub-paragraph (a); and

(ii) in respect of maintenance the aggregate of the amounts specified in paragraph (3).

(3) The amounts referred to in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) and (2)(c)(ii) are such amounts—

(a) in respect of a non-medical personal helper as the authority consider appropriate not exceeding £10,000;

(b) in respect of major items of specialist equipment as the authority consider appropriate not exceeding £3,955, or in the case of an old award where payments in respect of such equipment have been made in pursuance of the award in previous years, not exceeding that sum less the amount of such payments;

(c) in respect of expenditure incurred within or outside the United Kingdom for the purposes referred to in paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 2 as the authority consider appropriate; and

(d) in respect of any other expenditure including expenditure incurred for the purposes specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) which exceed the maxima specified therein as the authority consider appropriate not exceeding £1,315;

if the authority are satisfied in each case that the student by reason of a disability to which he is subject is obliged to incur additional expenditure in respect of his attendance at the course.

(4) The aggregate of any sums paid in respect of maintenance shall be called the “maintenance grant”, and so much of the maintenance grant as appears to the authority to be appropriate shall be treated as being in respect of the Easter and Christmas vacations.