The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

1 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS2011 No. 1986 Education , ENGLANDThe Education (StudentSupport) Regulations 2011 Made-----9thAugust 2011 Laid before Parliament -11th August 2011 Coming into force - -1st September 2011 INSTRUMENTS 2011 No. 1986 Education , ENGLAND The Education ( student support ) Regulations 2011 Made - - - - 9th August 2011 Laid before Parliament 11th August 2011 Coming into force - - 1st September 2011 CONTENTS PART 1 GENERAL 1. Citation, commencement and application 7 2. Interpretation 7 3. Revocation, savings and transitional provisions 19 PART 2 ELIGIBILITY 4. Eligible students 20 5. Designated courses 22 6. Period of eligibility 24 7. Transfer of status 24 PART 3 APPLYING FOR support , PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND LOAN CONTRACTS 8. Applications for support 25 9.

2 Time limits 25 10. Information 26 11. Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan 26 PART 4 FEE support CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 12. Previous course 26 13. Miscellaneous 28 2 CHAPTER 2 TYPES OF FEE support AVAILABLE 14. Current system students 29 15. Old system students 29 16. students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year 29 17. Events 29 18. students to be treated as in attendance on a course 30 CHAPTER 3 FEE LOANS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM students 19. Availability of fee loans to current system students - general 30 20. Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course 31 21.

3 Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course 31 22. Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses 31 23. Amount of the fee loan 33 24. Amount of fee loan for transferring students 34 CHAPTER 4 GRANTS FOR FEES FOR OLD SYSTEM students 25. Old system students who are continuing students 35 26. Old system students who are transferring students 36 27. Old system students who are on end-on courses 38 28. Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course 39 29. Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course 39 30. Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study 40 31.

4 Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution 41 32. Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution 41 33. Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution 41 CHAPTER 5 FEE CONTRIBUTION LOANS FOR OLD SYSTEM students 34. Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students 42 35. Amount of the fee contribution loan 42 PART 5 GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS CHAPTER 1 TYPES OF GRANTS AVAILABLE 36. Current system students 43 37. Old system students 43 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS 38. General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs 43 39. students who are treated as in attendance 44 3 CHAPTER 3 DISABLED students ALLOWANCES 40.

5 Qualifying conditions for the disabled students allowance 45 41. Amount of the disabled students allowance 45 CHAPTER 4 GRANTS FOR DEPENDANTS 42. Interpretation of Chapter 4 46 43. General 48 44. Adult dependants grant 48 45. Childcare grant 48 46. Parents learning allowance 49 47. Calculations 49 CHAPTER 5 GRANTS FOR TRAVEL 48. Interpretation 51 49. General 51 50. Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel courses in medicine and dentistry 51 51. Amount of the grant for travel courses in medicine and dentistry 52 52.

6 Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel overseas study 52 53. 54. Amount of the grant for travel overseas study 52 55. Deductions from the grant for travel 52 CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM students 56. Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant 52 57. Amount of the maintenance grant 2008 cohort students 53 58. Amount of the maintenance grant 2009 cohort students 54 59. Amount of the maintenance grant 2012 cohort students 55 60. Amount of the maintenance grant current system students who are not 2008, 2009 or 2012 cohort students 55 CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL support GRANTS FOR CURRENT SYSTEM students 61. Qualifying conditions for the special support grant 57 62. Amount of the special support grant 2008 cohort students 57 63. Amount of the special support grant 2009 cohort students 58 64. Amount of the special support grant 2012 cohort students 59 65. Amount of the special support grant current system students who are not 2008, 2009 or 2012 cohort students 60 CHAPTER 8 HIGHER Education GRANTS FOR OLD SYSTEM students 66.

7 Qualifying conditions for the higher Education grant 61 67. Amount of the higher Education grant 61 4 PART 6 LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS CHAPTER 1 QUALIFYING CONDITIONS 68. Interpretation of Part 6 62 69. Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs current system students 62 70. Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs old system students 63 CHAPTER 2 MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF LOANS 71. General 63 72. 2008 cohort students with full entitlement except type 1 and type 2 teacher training students 64 73. Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2008 cohort students 65 74. 2009 cohort students with full entitlement except type 1 and type 2 teacher training students 66 75. Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2009 cohort students 68 76.

8 2012 cohort students with full entitlement 69 77. Current system students with full entitlement who are not 2008, 2009 or 2012 cohort students 71 78. Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students 71 79. Old system students with full entitlement 71 80. students with reduced entitlement 72 CHAPTER 3 LONG COURSES LOAN 81. Long courses loan 74 CHAPTER 4 MISCELLANEOUS 82. Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable 75 83. students falling into more than one category 75 84. students residing with parents 75 85. students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year 76 86. students who are treated as in attendance on a course 76 87.

9 Increases in maximum amount 76 88. Deductions from loans for living costs 77 89. Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan 77 90. Categories of student 77 PART 7 COLLEGE FEE LOANS 91. General 78 92. Qualifying conditions 78 93. Persons to be treated as eligible students 78 94. Disabled students 79 95. students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year 79 96. Availability of college fee loans 79 5 97.

10 Amount of college fee loan 80 98. Transfers 80 PART 8 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT 99. Calculation of contribution 80 100. Application of contribution 2008, 2009 or 2012 cohort students 80 101. Application of contribution current system students who are not 2008, 2009 or 2012 cohort students 81 102. Application of contribution old system students 81 103. Order of application 2008, 2009 or 2012 cohort students 81 104. Order of application other eligible students 81 105. Minimum level of loan for living costs 82 106. Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students 83 PART 9 PAYMENTS CHAPTER 1 INTERPRETATION OF PART 9 107. Interpretation 83 CHAPTER 2 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR FEES 108. Payment of grants for fees 84 CHAPTER 3 PAYMENT OF GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS 109. Payment of grants for living and other costs 84 CHAPTER 4 PAYMENT OF LOANS 110.