UK Statutory Instrument
2011
United Kingdom
Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011
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What this Act requires
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Part 1 — GENERAL
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Interpretation : general
Meaning of “in-year qualifying event”, “protected category event”, “settled status event”, “course designation event” etc. and related matters
Recognition of initial further education teacher training courses
Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
Part 2 — ELIGIBILITY
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Eligible students
Designated courses
Period of eligibility
Transfer of status
Part 2A — DESIGNATION OF COURSES TAUGHT OR DELIVERED BY FRANCHISED PROVIDERS
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Interpretation of Part 2A
Meaning of “franchised provider”, “franchised student”, “student population”, “unregistered franchised provider”, “below-threshold franchised provider” and “qualifying franchised provider”
Restriction of designation of courses taught or delivered by franchised providers
Determination of student population
Notice of status
Appeals against notices of status
Correction year
Appeals against correction years
Part 3 — APPLYING FOR SUPPORT, PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND LOAN CONTRACTS
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Applications for support
Time limits
Information
Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan
Part 4 — FEE LOANS
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Previous course
Miscellaneous
Current system students
Old system students
Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
Events
Students to be treated as in attendance on a course
Availability of fee loans to current system students - general
Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course
Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course
Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
Amount of the fee loan
Amount of fee loan for transferring students
Old system students who are continuing students.
Old system students who are transferring students
Old system students who are on end-on courses
Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course
Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution
Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution
Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
Amount of the fee contribution loan
Part 5 — GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS
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Current system students
Old system students
General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
Students who are treated as in attendance
Qualifying conditions for the disabled students' allowance
Payment of the disabled students’ allowance
Amount of the disabled students' allowance
Interpretation of Chapter 4
General
Adult dependants' grant
Childcare grant
Parents' learning allowance
Calculations
Interpretation
General
Quarters in respect of which grant for travel is payable
Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
The expenditure specified in this regulation is—
Deductions from the grant for travel
Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
Amount of the maintenance grant – 2008 cohort students
Amount of the maintenance grant – 2009 cohort students
Amount of the maintenance grant – 2012 cohort students
Amount of the maintenance grant – current system students who are not ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
Amount of the special support grant – 2008 cohort students
Amount of the special support grant – 2009 cohort students
Amount of the special support grant – 2012 cohort students
Amount of the special support grant – current system students who are not ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant
Amount of the higher education grant
Part 6 — LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS
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Interpretation of Part 6
Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students
Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
General
2008 cohort students with full entitlement ...
Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2008 cohort students
2009 cohort students with full entitlement ...
Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2009 cohort students
2012 cohort students with full entitlement
Current system students with full entitlement who are not ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students
Old system students with full entitlement
Students with reduced entitlement
2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(g)
2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(h)
2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(i)
Long courses loan
Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs and the long courses loan are payable
Students falling into more than one category
Students residing with parents
Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
Increases in maximum amount
Deductions from loans for living costs
Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan
Categories of student
Application of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021
Part 7 — COLLEGE FEE LOANS
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General
Qualifying conditions
Persons to be treated as eligible students
Disabled students
Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
Availability of college fee loans
Amount of college fee loan
Transfers
Part 8 — FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT
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Calculation of contribution
Application of contribution – 2008, 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
Application of contribution – current system students who are not 2008, 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
Application of contribution – old system students
Order of application – ... 2009 , 2012 or 2016 cohort students
Order of application – other eligible students
Minimum level of loan for living costs
Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
Part 9 — PAYMENTS
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Interpretation
Payment of grants for fees
Payment of grants for living and other costs
General
Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
Information requirements
Payment of fee loans
Payment of fee contribution loans
Payment of college fee loans
Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans
Overpayment of fee loans
Overpayments of college fee loan
Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6
Part 10 — SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATED DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES
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Eligible distance learning students
Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
Designated distance learning courses
Period of eligibility
Support for distance learning courses
Amount of support for designated distance learning courses
Interpretation of regulation 125
Disabled distance learning students' allowance
Applications for support
Declarations provided by academic authorities
Information
Transfer of status
Conversion of status
Payment of grants for fees
Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students' allowance
Overpayments
Part 11 — Eligibility in connection with designated part-time courses and transfers of status etc.
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Interpretation of Part 11
Eligible part-time students
Students becoming eligible for support under Part 11A during the course of the academic year
Students becoming eligible for support under Part 11B in the course of an academic year
Designated part-time courses
Transfer of status
Conversion of status from eligible student to eligible part-time student
Conversion of status from eligible part-time student to eligible student
Transfers from courses which are designated to courses which are not designated
Period of eligibility
Part 11A — Fee Loans and allowances for designated part-time courses
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Interpretation of Part 11A
Availability of support to prisoners
Assistance for part-time courses in respect of courses beginning before 1st September 2012
Amount of assistance in respect of courses beginning before 1st September 2012
Interpretation of regulation 142
Fee loans for designated part-time courses beginning on or after 1st September 2012
Amount of the fee loan - courses beginning on or after 1st September 2012
Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland
Disabled part-time students' allowance
Applications for support
Declarations provided by academic authorities
Information
Transfer of status
Conversion of status
Payment of disabled part-time students’ allowances
Payment of grants for fees
Payment of loans for fees
Overpayments of disabled part-time students’ allowances
Overpayments of fee loans
Part 11B — LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH DESIGNATED PART-TIME COURSES
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Interpretation of Part 11B
Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs
Applications for a loan for living costs
Declarations provided by academic authorities
Information in connection with loans for living costs
Maximum amount of loans for living costs: general
Application of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021
Maximum amount of loans for living costs: eligible part-time students with full entitlement
Maximum amount of loans for living costs: eligible part-time students with reduced entitlement
Calculation of household income and residual income
Minimum level of loan for living costs for part-time courses
Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable to eligible part-time students
Part-time students falling into more than one category
Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs
Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
Information requirements and agreements to repay loans for living costs
Payment of loans for living costs
Overpayments of loans for living costs
Part 12 — SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
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Interpretation
Eligible postgraduate students
Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
Designated postgraduate courses
Period of eligibility
Transfer of status
Applications for support
Information
Authority to pay grant
Amount of grant
Payment of grant
Overpayments
Schedules
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(1) For the purposes of this Schedule— ... “EEA frontier...
EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands
(1) A person who— (a) is an EU national ......
A person with protected rights who— (a) is an EU...
Children of Swiss nationals
A person with protected rights who— (a) is the child...
Children of Turkish workers
A person who— (a) is the child of a Turkish...
Long Residence
Persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes and their family members
Evacuated or assisted British nationals from Afghanistan
Persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes and their family members
Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
(1) A person— (a) who is settled in the United...
(1) A person who— (a) meets one of the following...
Refugees and their family members
Persons granted stateless leave and their family members
Persons granted section 67 leave
Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and their children
Persons granted Calais leave
Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a bereaved partner and their children
Persons granted humanitarian protection and their family members
Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
(1) A person with protected rights, or a frontier worker...
(1) A person who— (a) is ordinarily resident in England...
(1) A person with protected rights who—
Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
(1) A person who— (a) is settled in the United...
EU nationals etc.
(1) A person with protected rights— (a) who is —...
United Kingdom nationals
(1) A person— (a) who is an Irish citizen on...
(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a person—
(1) A person— (a) who is a family member of...
Persons resident in Gibraltar
A first degree course.
A graduate entry accelerated programme.
A graduate entry veterinary course.
A course for an approved HTQ.
A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.
A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...
A course for the Certificate of Higher Education.
A course for the initial training of teachers.
A course for the further training of youth and community...
A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...
A course— (a) providing education (whether or not in preparation...
A postgraduate pre-registration course.
Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...
An applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student or eligible postgraduate...
(1) An academic authority must forthwith inform the Secretary of...
Information provided to the Secretary of State pursuant to these...
Definitions
Split contributions
Independent eligible student
Household income
Calculation of eligible student's residual income
Calculation of parent's residual income
Calculation of eligible student's partner's residual income
Calculation of parent's partner's residual income
Calculation of contribution – old system students
Calculation of contribution – current system students
Calculation of contribution for loans for living costs – 2016 cohort students
Definitions
Independent eligible part-time student
Household income
Calculation of eligible part-time student’s residual income
Calculation of parent’s residual income
Calculation of eligible part-time student’s partner’s residual income
Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Benefits of registration - Office for Students (opens in a new tab) from OfS Detailed Guidance
- 3. Plan and submit your application - Office for Students (opens in a new tab) from OfS Detailed Guidance
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Office for Students
Independent regulator for higher education in England. Registers and monitors higher education providers. Ensures students receive quality education and value for money.
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