EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES PART 1 GENERAL Citation, commencement, application and extent 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation, savings and transitional provisions 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 ELIGIBILITY Eligible students 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated courses 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of eligibility 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of status 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION Applications for support 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limits 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 FEE SUPPORT CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE New system students 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Events 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students treated as in attendance on a course 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 FEE LOANS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS Availability of fee loans to new system students - general 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard entitlement of new system students who have not studied on a previous course 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard entitlement of new system students who have studied on a previous course 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard entitlement of new system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the fee loan 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS Continuing students 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transferring students 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End-on courses 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gap year students who have not studied on a previous course 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gap year students who have studied on a previous course 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly-funded institution 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly-funded institution 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the fee contribution loan 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 INTERPRETATION OF PART 4 Previous course 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bursary year, ordinary duration, preliminary course, qualifying year of study and standard academic year 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE New system students 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 DISABLED STUDENTS' ALLOWANCES Qualifying conditions for the disabled students' allowance 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the disabled students' allowance 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS General 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult dependants' grant 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Childcare grant 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parents' learning allowance 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculations 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of Chapter 4 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 GRANTS FOR TRAVEL Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for travel 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the maintenance grant 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR NEW SYSTEM STUDENTS Qualifying conditions for the special support grant 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the special support grant 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 8 HIGHER EDUCATION GRANTS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the higher education grant 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS CHAPTER 1 QUALIFYING CONDITIONS Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – new system students 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS General 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New system students with full entitlement 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students with full entitlement 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students with reduced entitlement 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 MISCELLANEOUS Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students falling into more than one category 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students residing with parents 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students who are treated as in attendance on a course 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increases in maximum amount 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deductions from loans for living costs 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Categories of student 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of Part 6 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6A COLLEGE FEE LOANS 70A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY Interest 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insolvency 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT Calculation of contribution 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of contribution – new system students 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of contribution – old system students 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Order of application 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of contribution to loan for living costs 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9 PAYMENTS Payment of grants for fees 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of loans – information requirements 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs – timing of payments 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for living and other costs and loans for living costs - general provisions 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES Eligible part-time students 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated part-time courses 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of eligibility 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistance for part-time courses 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of assistance 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of regulation 88 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled part-time students' allowances 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for support 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declarations provided by academic authorities 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of status 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion of status 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students' allowances 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for fees 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 11 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Eligible postgraduate students 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated postgraduate courses 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of eligibility 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of status 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for support 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of grants 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .