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Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1582

Education, England And Wales

Education, Northern Ireland

The Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2008

Made

17th June 2008

Laid before Parliament

26th June 2008

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. PART 1

    GENERAL

    1. 1. Citation, commencement, application and extent

    2. 2. Interpretation

    3. 3. Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008

    4. 4. Revocation, savings and transitional provisions

  2. PART 2

    ELIGIBILITY

    1. 5. Eligible students

    2. 6. Designated courses

    3. 7. Period of eligibility

    4. 8. Transfer of status

  3. PART 3

    APPLYING FOR SUPPORT, PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND LOAN CONTRACTS

    1. 9. Applications for support

    2. 10. Time limits

    3. 11. Information

    4. 12. Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan

  4. PART 4

    FEE SUPPORT

    1. CHAPTER 1

      GENERAL

      1. 13. Previous course

      2. 14. Miscellaneous

    2. CHAPTER 2

      TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE

      1. 15. Current system students

      2. 16. Old system students

      3. 17. Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      4. 18. Events

      5. 19. Students to be treated as in attendance on a course

    3. CHAPTER 3

      FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 20. Availability of fee loans to current system students - general

      2. 21. Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course

      3. 22. Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course

      4. 23. Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses

      5. 24. Amount of the fee loan

    4. CHAPTER 4

      GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 25. Old system students who are continuing students

      2. 26. Old system students who are transferring students

      3. 27. Old system students who are on end-on courses

      4. 28. Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course

      5. 29. Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course

      6. 30. Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study

      7. 31. Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution

      8. 32. Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution

      9. 33. Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution

    5. CHAPTER 5

      FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 34. Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students

      2. 35. Amount of the fee contribution loan

  5. PART 5

    GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS

    1. CHAPTER 1

      TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE

      1. 36. Current system students

      2. 37. Old system students

    2. CHAPTER 2

      GENERAL PROVISIONS

      1. 38. General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs

      2. 39. Students who are treated as in attendance

    3. CHAPTER 3

      DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCES

      1. 40. Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance

      2. 41. Amount of the disabled students’ allowance

    4. CHAPTER 4

      GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS

      1. 42. Interpretation of Chapter 4

      2. 43. General

      3. 44. Adult dependants’ grant

      4. 45. Childcare grant

      5. 46. Parents’ learning allowance

      6. 47. Calculations

    5. CHAPTER 5

      GRANTS FOR TRAVEL

      1. 48. Interpretation

      2. 49. General

      3. 50. Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

      4. 51. Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry

      5. 52. Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study

      6. 53 - 54Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study.

      7. 55. Deductions from the grant for travel

    6. CHAPTER 6

      MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 56. Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant

      2. 57. Amount of the maintenance grant – 2008 cohort students

      3. 58. Amount of the maintenance grant – current system students who are not 2008 cohort students

    7. CHAPTER 7

      SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 59. Qualifying conditions for the special support grant

      2. 60. Amount of the special support grant – 2008 cohort students

      3. 61. Amount of the special support grant – current system students who are not 2008 cohort students

    8. CHAPTER 8

      HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS

      1. 62. Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant

      2. 63. Amount of the higher education grant

  6. PART 6

    LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS

    1. CHAPTER 1

      QUALIFYING CONDITIONS

      1. 64. Interpretation of Part 6

      2. 65. Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students

      3. 66. Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students

    2. CHAPTER 2

      MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS

      1. 67. General

      2. 68. 2008 cohort students with full entitlement

      3. 69. Current system students with full entitlement who are not 2008 cohort students

      4. 70. Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are not 2008 cohort students

      5. 71. Old system students with full entitlement

      6. 72. Students with reduced entitlement

    3. CHAPTER 3

      LONG COURSES LOAN

      1. 73. Long courses loan

    4. CHAPTER 4

      MISCELLANEOUS

      1. 74. Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable

      2. 75. Students falling into more than one category

      3. 76. Students residing with parents

      4. 77. Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

      5. 78. Students who are treated as in attendance on a course

      6. 79. Increases in maximum amount

      7. 80. Deductions from loans for living costs

      8. 81. Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan

      9. 82. Categories of student

  7. PART 7

    COLLEGE FEE LOANS

    1. 83. General

    2. 84. Qualifying conditions

    3. 85. Persons to be treated as eligible students

    4. 86. Disabled students

    5. 87. Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year

    6. 88 - 90Availability of college fee loans.

    7. 91. Amount of college fee loan

    8. 92. Transfers

  8. PART 8

    INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY

    1. 93. Interest

    2. 94. Insolvency

  9. PART 9

    FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

    1. 95. Calculation of contribution

    2. 96. Application of contribution – 2008 cohort students

    3. 97. Application of contribution – current system students who are not 2008 cohort students

    4. 98. Application of contribution – old system students

    5. 99. Order of application – 2008 cohort students

    6. 100. Order of application – other eligible students

    7. 101. Minimum level of loan for living costs

    8. 102. Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students

  10. PART 10

    PAYMENTS

    1. CHAPTER 1

      INTERPRETATION OF PART 10

      1. 103. Interpretation

    2. CHAPTER 2

      PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES

      1. 104. Payment of grants for fees

    3. CHAPTER 3

      PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS

      1. 105. Payment of grants for living and other costs

    4. CHAPTER 4

      PAYMENT OF LOANS

      1. 106. General

      2. 107. Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

      3. 108. Information requirements

      4. 109. Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans

      5. 110. Payment of college fee loans

      6. 111. Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans

    5. CHAPTER 5

      OVERPAYMENTS

      1. 112. Overpayments of fee support

      2. 113. Overpayments of college fee loan

      3. 114. Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6

  11. PART 11

    SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

    1. 115. Eligible distance learning students

    2. 116. Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year

    3. 117. Designated distance learning courses

    4. 118. Period of eligibility

    5. 119. Support for distance learning courses

    6. 120. Amount of support

    7. 121. Interpretation of regulation 120

    8. 122. Disabled distance learning students’ allowance

    9. 123. Applications for support

    10. 124. Declarations provided by academic authorities

    11. 125. Information

    12. 126. Transfer of status

    13. 127. Conversion of status – eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses

    14. 128. Conversion of status – eligible distance learning students transferring to designated courses

    15. 129. Payment of grants for fees

    16. 130. Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students’ allowance

    17. 131. Overpayments

  12. PART 12

    SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES

    1. 132. Eligible part-time students

    2. 133. Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year

    3. 134. Designated part-time courses

    4. 135. Period of eligibility

    5. 136. Assistance for part-time courses

    6. 137. Amount of assistance

    7. 138. Interpretation of regulation 137

    8. 139. Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland

    9. 140. Disabled part-time students’ allowance

    10. 141. Applications for support

    11. 142. Declarations provided by academic authorities

    12. 143. Information

    13. 144. Transfer of status

    14. 145. Conversion of status

    15. 146. Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances

    16. 147. Payment of grants for fees

    17. 148. Overpayments

  13. PART 13

    SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

    1. 149. Eligible postgraduate students

    2. 150. Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year

    3. 151. Designated postgraduate courses

    4. 152. Period of eligibility

    5. 153. Transfer of status

    6. 154. Applications for support

    7. 155. Information

    8. 156. Amount of grant

    9. 157. Payment of grant

    10. 158. Overpayments

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

      1. PART 1

        Interpretation

      2. PART 2

        Categories

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DESIGNATED COURSES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      INFORMATION

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      AMENDMENT OF THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) REGULATIONS 2008

Go to Explanatory Note

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22 and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1):

(1)

1998 c. 30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146 and Schedule 11, the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), section 147 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), sections 42 and 43 and Schedule 7. See section 43(1) of the 1998 Act for the definition of “prescribed” and “regulations”. Back [1]

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