LegalizeThe Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
Made: 16th June 2008
Coming into operation: 17th July 2008
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PART 1 — GENERAL
Citation and commencement
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Interpretation
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Amendment of the Education (Student Support) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007
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Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
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PART 2 — ELIGIBILITY
Eligible students
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Designated courses
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Period of eligibility
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Transfer of status
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PART 3 — APPLYING FOR SUPPORT AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
Applications for support
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Time limits
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Information
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PART 4 — FEE SUPPORT
CHAPTER 1 — TYPES OF FEE SUPPORT AVAILABLE
Current system students
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Old system students
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Requirement to enter a contract for a loan for fees
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Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
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Events
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Students to be treated as in attendance on a course
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CHAPTER 2 — FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
Availability of fee loans to current system students - general
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Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course
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Standard entitlement – course leading to degree in social work
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Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course
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Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
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Amount of the fee loan
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CHAPTER 3 — GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Old system students who are continuing students
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Old system students who are transferring students
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Old system students who are on end-on courses
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Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
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Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course
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Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
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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
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution
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Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
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CHAPTER 4 — FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
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Amount of the fee contribution loan
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CHAPTER 5 — INTERPRETATION OF PART 4
Previous course
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Miscellaneous
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PART 5 — GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
CHAPTER 1 — TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE
Current system students
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Old system students
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CHAPTER 2 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
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Students who are treated as in attendance
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CHAPTER 3 — DISABLED STUDENTS’ ALLOWANCES
Qualifying conditions for the disabled students’ allowance
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Amount of the disabled students’ allowance
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CHAPTER 4 — GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS
General
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Grant for students who have left care
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Adult dependants’ grant
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Childcare grant
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Parents’ learning allowance
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Calculations
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Interpretation of Chapter 4
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CHAPTER 5 — GRANTS FOR TRAVEL
General
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Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
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Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
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Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
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Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
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Deductions from the grant for travel
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Interpretation
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CHAPTER 6 — MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
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Amount of the maintenance grant
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CHAPTER 7 — SPECIAL SUPPORT GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
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Amount of the special support grant
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CHAPTER 8 — HIGHER EDUCATION BURSARIES FOR OLD SYSTEM STUDENTS
Qualifying conditions for and amounts of the higher education bursary
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PART 6 — LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
CHAPTER 1 — QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students
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Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
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CHAPTER 2 — MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS
General
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Current system students with full entitlement
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Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
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Old system students with full entitlement
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Students with reduced entitlement
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CHAPTER 3 — ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF LOAN FOR LIVING COSTS
Long courses loan
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CHAPTER 4 — MISCELLANEOUS
Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable
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Students falling into more than one category
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Students residing with parents
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Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
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Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
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Deductions from loans for living costs
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Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan
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Categories of student
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Interpretation of Part 6
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PART 7 — COLLEGE FEE LOANS
General
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Qualifying conditions
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Persons to be treated as eligible students
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Disabled students
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Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
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Availability of college fee loans
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Amount of college fee loan
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Transfers
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PART 8 — INTEREST AND INSOLVENCY
Interest
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Insolvency
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PART 9 — FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
Calculation of contribution
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Application of contribution – current system students
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Application of contribution – old system students
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Order of application
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Minimum level of loan for living costs
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Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
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PART 10 — PAYMENTS
CHAPTER 1 — PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES
Payment of grants for fees
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CHAPTER 2 — PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
Payment of grants for living and other costs
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CHAPTER 3 — PAYMENT OF LOANS
General
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Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
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Information requirements
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Payment of fee loans and fee contribution loans
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Payment of college fee loans
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Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans
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CHAPTER 4 — OVERPAYMENTS
Overpayments of fee support
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Overpayments of college fee loan
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Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6
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CHAPTER 5 — INTERPRETATION
Interpretation
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PART 11 — SUPPORT FOR FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES
Eligible distance learning students
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Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
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Designated distance learning courses
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Period of eligibility
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Support for distance learning courses
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Amount of support
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Interpretation of regulation 113
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Disabled distance learning students’ allowance
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Applications for support
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Declarations provided by academic authorities
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Information
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Transfer of status
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Conversion of status – eligible students transferring to designated distance learning courses
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Conversion of status – eligible distance learning students transferring to designated courses
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Payment of grants for fees
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Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students’ allowance
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Overpayments
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PART 12 — SUPPORT FOR PART-TIME COURSES
Eligible part-time students
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Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
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Designated part-time courses
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Period of eligibility
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Assistance for part-time courses
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Amount of assistance
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Interpretation of regulation 130
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Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in England, Wales or Scotland
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Disabled part-time students’ allowance
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Applications for support
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Declarations provided by academic authorities
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Information
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Transfer of status
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Conversion of status
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Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled part-time students’ allowances
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