Education PART 1 GENERAL Citation and commencement 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revocation, savings and transitional provisions 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 2 ELIGIBILITY Eligible students 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated courses 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of eligibility 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of status 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 3 APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION Applications for support 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time limits 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 4 FEE SUPPORT CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE Current system students 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requirement to enter a contract for a loan for fees 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Events 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students to be treated as in attendance on a course 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS Availability of fee loans to current system students - general 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard entitlement – course leading to degree in social work 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the fee loan 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS Old system students who are continuing students 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students who are transferring students 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students who are on end-on courses 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution or relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the fee contribution loan 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 INTERPRETATION OF PART 4 Previous course 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscellaneous 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE Current system students 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students who are treated as in attendance 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCES Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the disabled students’ allowance 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS General 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grant for students who have left care 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult dependants’ grant 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Childcare grant 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parents’ learning allowance 47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calculations 48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of Chapter 4 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 GRANTS FOR TRAVEL General 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deductions from the grant for travel 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the maintenance grant 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS Qualifying conditions for the special support grant 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of the special support grant 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 8 HIGHER EDUCATION BURSARIES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS Qualifying conditions for and amounts of the higher education bursary 62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS CHAPTER 1 QUALIFYING CONDITIONS Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students 63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS General 65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current system students with full entitlement 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old system students with full entitlement 68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students with reduced entitlement 69 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF LOAN FOR LIVING COSTS Additional amount of loan for living costs 70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 MISCELLANEOUS Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students falling into more than one category 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students residing with parents 73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students who are treated as in attendance on a course 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deductions from loans for living costs 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Categories of student 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of Part 6 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 7 COLLEGE FEE LOANS General 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qualifying conditions 81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persons to be treated as eligible students 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled students 83 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Availability of college fee loans 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of college fee loan 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfers 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 8 INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY Interest 88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Insolvency 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 9 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT Calculation of contribution 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of contribution – current system students 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Application of contribution – old system students 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Order of application 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minimum level of loan for living costs 94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students 95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 10 PAYMENTS CHAPTER 1 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES Payment of grants for fees 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS Payment of grants for living and other costs 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 PAYMENT OF LOANS General 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information requirements 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of college fee loans 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans 103 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 4 OVERPAYMENTS Overpayments of fee support 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments of college fee loan 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 5 INTERPRETATION Interpretation 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 11 SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES Eligible distance learning students 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year 109 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated distance learning courses 110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of eligibility 111 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support for distance learning courses 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of support 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of regulation 113 114 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled distance learning students’ allowance 115 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for support 116 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declarations provided by academic authorities 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 118 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of status 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion of status – eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses 120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion of status – eligible distance learning students transferring to designated courses 121 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for fees 122 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students’ allowance 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments 124 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 12 SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES Eligible part-time students 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year 126 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated part-time courses 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of eligibility 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistance for part-time courses 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of assistance 130 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation of regulation 130 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Wales or Scotland 132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disabled part-time students’ allowance 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for support 134 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Declarations provided by academic authorities 135 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of status 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conversion of status 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grants for fees 140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART 13 SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Eligible postgraduate students 142 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designated postgraduate courses 144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period of eligibility 145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer of status 146 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applications for support 147 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information 148 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount of grant 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of grant 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overpayments 151 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .