UK Statutory Instrument SI 2011 United Kingdom

Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011

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Part 1

GENERAL

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s.002 Recognition of initial further education teacher training courses Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Publish and maintain list of recognised initial FE teacher training coursesCrown / Minister / Government department
4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.002 Interpretation : general
s.002 Meaning of “in-year qualifying event”, “protected category event”, “settled status event”, “course designation event” etc. and related matters
s.003 Revocation, savings and transitional provisions
Part 2

ELIGIBILITY

1 of 4 sections shown
s.007 Transfer of status Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must transfer eligible student status on requestCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.004 Eligible students
s.005 Designated courses
s.006 Period of eligibility
Part 2

DESIGNATION OF COURSES TAUGHT OR DELIVERED BY FRANCHISED PROVIDERS

2 of 8 sections shown
s.007 Determination of student population Regulated
  • Notify Secretary of State if planning 300 or more studentsAny Person
s.007 Notice of status Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must issue notice of status to unregistered franchised providersCrown / Minister / Government department
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Interpretation of Part 2A
s.007 Meaning of “franchised provider”, “franchised student”, “student population”, “unregistered franchised provider”, “below-threshold franchised provider” and “qualifying franchised provider”
s.007 Restriction of designation of courses taught or delivered by franchised providers
s.007 Appeals against notices of status
s.007 Correction year
s.007 Appeals against correction years
Part 3

APPLYING FOR SUPPORT, PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND LOAN CONTRACTS

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s.008 Applications for support Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify applicants of student support decisionsCrown / Minister / Government department
3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.009 Time limits
s.010 Information
s.011 Requirement to enter into a contract for a loan
Part 4

FEE LOANS

1 of 24 sections shown
s.019 Availability of fee loans to current system students - general Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must calculate standard entitlement and allocate fee loans correctlyCrown / Minister / Government department
23 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.012 Previous course
s.013 Miscellaneous
s.014 Current system students
s.015 Old system students
s.016 Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
s.017 Events
s.018 Students to be treated as in attendance on a course
s.020 Standard entitlement of current system students who have not studied on a previous course
s.021 Standard entitlement of current system students who have transferred from or otherwise studied on a previous course
s.022 Standard entitlement of current system students on end-on courses and certain degree courses
s.023 Amount of the fee loan
s.024 Amount of fee loan for transferring students
s.025 Old system students who are continuing students.
s.026 Old system students who are transferring students
s.027 Old system students who are on end-on courses
s.028 Old system students who are gap year students who have not studied on a previous course
s.029 Old system students who are gap year students who have studied on a previous course
s.030 Availability of the grant for fees to old system students for years of repeat study
s.031 Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a publicly funded institution
s.032 Amount of the grant for fees for a course that is provided at a private institution on behalf of a publicly funded institution
s.033 Amount of the grant for fees for a course at a private institution
s.034 Availability of fee contribution loans to old system students
s.035 Amount of the fee contribution loan
Part 5

GRANTS FOR LIVING AND OTHER COSTS

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34 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.036 Current system students
s.037 Old system students
s.038 General qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs
s.039 Students who are treated as in attendance
s.040 Qualifying conditions for the disabled students' allowance
s.040 Payment of the disabled students’ allowance
s.041 Amount of the disabled students' allowance
s.042 Interpretation of Chapter 4
s.043 General
s.044 Adult dependants' grant
s.045 Childcare grant
s.046 Parents' learning allowance
s.047 Calculations
s.048 Interpretation
s.049 General
s.049 Quarters in respect of which grant for travel is payable
s.050 Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
s.051 Amount of the grant for travel – courses in medicine and dentistry
s.052 Qualifying conditions for the grant for travel – overseas study
s.053 Amount of the grant for travel – overseas study
s.054 The expenditure specified in this regulation is—
s.055 Deductions from the grant for travel
s.056 Qualifying conditions for the maintenance grant
s.057 Amount of the maintenance grant – 2008 cohort students
s.058 Amount of the maintenance grant – 2009 cohort students
s.059 Amount of the maintenance grant – 2012 cohort students
s.060 Amount of the maintenance grant – current system students who are not ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
s.061 Qualifying conditions for the special support grant
s.062 Amount of the special support grant – 2008 cohort students
s.063 Amount of the special support grant – 2009 cohort students
s.064 Amount of the special support grant – 2012 cohort students
s.065 Amount of the special support grant – current system students who are not ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
s.066 Qualifying conditions for the higher education grant
s.067 Amount of the higher education grant
Part 6

LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS

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27 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.068 Interpretation of Part 6
s.069 Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – current system students
s.070 Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs – old system students
s.071 General
s.072 2008 cohort students with full entitlement ...
s.073 Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2008 cohort students
s.074 2009 cohort students with full entitlement ...
s.075 Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are 2009 cohort students
s.076 2012 cohort students with full entitlement
s.077 Current system students with full entitlement who are not ... 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students
s.078 Type 1 and type 2 teacher training students who are not 2008 or 2009 cohort students
s.079 Old system students with full entitlement
s.080 Students with reduced entitlement
s.080 2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(g)
s.080 2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(h)
s.080 2016 cohort students with full entitlement who satisfy the conditions in regulation 71(1)(i)
s.081 Long courses loan
s.082 Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs and the long courses loan are payable
s.083 Students falling into more than one category
s.084 Students residing with parents
s.085 Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
s.086 Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
s.087 Increases in maximum amount
s.088 Deductions from loans for living costs
s.089 Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs or long courses loan
s.090 Categories of student
s.090 Application of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021
Part 7

COLLEGE FEE LOANS

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.091 General
s.092 Qualifying conditions
s.093 Persons to be treated as eligible students
s.094 Disabled students
s.095 Students becoming eligible during the course of an academic year
s.096 Availability of college fee loans
s.097 Amount of college fee loan
s.098 Transfers
Part 8

FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT

2 of 8 sections shown
s.100 Application of contribution – 2008, 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must apply household contribution for certain student cohortsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.101 Application of contribution – current system students who are not 2008, 2009, 2012 or 2016 cohort students Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Apply contribution for current-system students outside specified cohortsCrown / Minister / Government department
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.099 Calculation of contribution
s.102 Application of contribution – old system students
s.103 Order of application – ... 2009 , 2012 or 2016 cohort students
s.104 Order of application – other eligible students
s.105 Minimum level of loan for living costs
s.106 Amount of loan for living costs payable to certain type 1 and type 2 teacher training students
Part 9

PAYMENTS

5 of 13 sections shown
s.109 Payment of grants for living and other costs Regulated
  • Send attendance confirmation to the Secretary of StateAny Person
s.113 Payment of fee loans Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must pay tuition fee loans after attendance confirmationCrown / Minister / Government department
s.116 Payment of loans for living costs and long courses loans Regulated
  • Send student attendance confirmations before loan paymentsAny Person
s.117 Overpayment of fee loans Regulated
  • Repay overpaid fee loans when the Secretary of State requires itAny Person
s.119 Overpayments of support payable under Part 5 or Part 6 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must recover overpaid student supportCrown / Minister / Government department
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.107 Interpretation
s.108 Payment of grants for fees
s.110 General
s.111 Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
s.112 Information requirements
s.114 Payment of fee contribution loans
s.115 Payment of college fee loans
s.118 Overpayments of college fee loan
Part 10

SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATED DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES

0 of 16 sections shown
16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.120 Eligible distance learning students
s.121 Students becoming eligible during the course of the academic year
s.122 Designated distance learning courses
s.123 Period of eligibility
s.124 Support for distance learning courses
s.125 Amount of support for designated distance learning courses
s.126 Interpretation of regulation 125
s.127 Disabled distance learning students' allowance
s.128 Applications for support
s.129 Declarations provided by academic authorities
s.130 Information
s.131 Transfer of status
s.132 Conversion of status
s.133 Payment of grants for fees
s.134 Payment of grants for books, travel and other expenditure and disabled distance learning students' allowance
s.135 Overpayments
Part 11

Eligibility in connection with designated part-time courses and transfers of status etc.

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s.139 Transfer of status Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must transfer part-time student support status on eligible course transfersCrown / Minister / Government department
s.139 Conversion of status from eligible student to eligible part-time student Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must convert eligible student status on request to part-time courseCrown / Minister / Government department
s.139 Conversion of status from eligible part-time student to eligible student Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must convert part-time student status on transfer to a designated courseCrown / Minister / Government department
7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.136 Interpretation of Part 11
s.137 Eligible part-time students
s.138 Students becoming eligible for support under Part 11A during the course of the academic year
s.138 Students becoming eligible for support under Part 11B in the course of an academic year
s.139 Designated part-time courses
s.139 Transfers from courses which are designated to courses which are not designated
s.140 Period of eligibility
Part 11

Fee Loans and allowances for designated part-time courses

3 of 19 sections shown
s.155 Payment of loans for fees Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must pay fee loans to institutions after receiving required documentsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.156 Overpayments of disabled part-time students’ allowances Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must recover overpaid disabled part-time students' allowancesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.157 Overpayments of fee loans Regulated
  • Repay overpaid fee loans if the Secretary of State requires itAny Person
16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.140 Interpretation of Part 11A
s.140 Availability of support to prisoners
s.141 Assistance for part-time courses in respect of courses beginning before 1st September 2012
s.142 Amount of assistance in respect of courses beginning before 1st September 2012
s.143 Interpretation of regulation 142
s.144 Fee loans for designated part-time courses beginning on or after 1st September 2012
s.145 Amount of the fee loan - courses beginning on or after 1st September 2012
s.146 Assistance with fees in respect of attendance on a course in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland
s.147 Disabled part-time students' allowance
s.148 Applications for support
s.149 Declarations provided by academic authorities
s.150 Information
s.151 Transfer of status
s.152 Conversion of status
s.153 Payment of disabled part-time students’ allowances
s.154 Payment of grants for fees
Part 11

LOANS FOR LIVING COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH DESIGNATED PART-TIME COURSES

3 of 19 sections shown
s.157 Declarations provided by academic authorities Regulated
  • Academic authorities must complete student loan course declarationsAny Person
s.157 Payment of loans for living costs Regulated
  • Academic authority must send attendance confirmation before living-cost loan is paidAny Person
s.157 Overpayments of loans for living costs Regulated
  • Part-time students must repay overpaid living cost loans when requiredAny Person
16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.157 Interpretation of Part 11B
s.157 Qualifying conditions for the loan for living costs
s.157 Applications for a loan for living costs
s.157 Information in connection with loans for living costs
s.157 Maximum amount of loans for living costs: general
s.157 Application of category A in quarters ending on 30th June 2021 and 31st August 2021
s.157 Maximum amount of loans for living costs: eligible part-time students with full entitlement
s.157 Maximum amount of loans for living costs: eligible part-time students with reduced entitlement
s.157 Calculation of household income and residual income
s.157 Minimum level of loan for living costs for part-time courses
s.157 Quarters in respect of which the loan for living costs is payable to eligible part-time students
s.157 Part-time students falling into more than one category
s.157 Students who are treated as in attendance on a course
s.157 Applying for an additional amount of loan for living costs
s.157 Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number
s.157 Information requirements and agreements to repay loans for living costs
Part 12

SUPPORT FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

2 of 12 sections shown
s.163 Transfer of status Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must transfer eligible postgraduate students' support status when they change coursesCrown / Minister / Government department
s.168 Overpayments Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must recover overpaid postgraduate student grantsCrown / Minister / Government department
10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.158 Interpretation
s.159 Eligible postgraduate students
s.160 Students becoming eligible in the course of an academic year
s.161 Designated postgraduate courses
s.162 Period of eligibility
s.164 Applications for support
s.165 Information
s.165 Authority to pay grant
s.166 Amount of grant
s.167 Payment of grant
Schedules

Schedules

2 of 69 shown
s.sch003 An applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student or eligible postgraduate... Regulated
  • Notify the Secretary of State immediately if your student circumstances changeApplicant
s.sch003 (1) An academic authority must forthwith inform the Secretary of... Regulated
  • Notify Secretary of State of student status changesAny Person
67 other schedules
s.sch001 (1) For the purposes of this Schedule— ... “EEA frontier...
s.sch001 EU nationals ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands
s.sch001 (1) A person who— (a) is an EU national ......
s.sch001 A person with protected rights who— (a) is an EU...
s.sch001 Children of Swiss nationals
s.sch001 A person with protected rights who— (a) is the child...
s.sch001 Children of Turkish workers
s.sch001 A person who— (a) is the child of a Turkish...
s.sch001 Long Residence
s.sch001 Persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes and their family members
s.sch001 Evacuated or assisted British nationals from Afghanistan
s.sch001 Persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes and their family members
s.sch001 Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom
s.sch001 (1) A person— (a) who is settled in the United...
s.sch001 (1) A person who— (a) meets one of the following...
s.sch001 Refugees and their family members
s.sch001 Persons granted stateless leave and their family members
s.sch001 Persons granted section 67 leave
s.sch001 Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and their children
s.sch001 Persons granted Calais leave
s.sch001 Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a bereaved partner and their children
s.sch001 Persons granted humanitarian protection and their family members
s.sch001 Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members
s.sch001 (1) A person with protected rights, or a frontier worker...
s.sch001 (1) A person who— (a) is ordinarily resident in England...
s.sch001 (1) A person with protected rights who—
s.sch001 Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere
s.sch001 (1) A person who— (a) is settled in the United...
s.sch001 EU nationals etc.
s.sch001 (1) A person with protected rights— (a) who is —...
s.sch001 United Kingdom nationals
s.sch001 (1) A person— (a) who is an Irish citizen on...
s.sch001 (1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), a person—
s.sch001 (1) A person— (a) who is a family member of...
s.sch001 Persons resident in Gibraltar
s.sch002 A first degree course.
s.sch002 A graduate entry accelerated programme.
s.sch002 A graduate entry veterinary course.
s.sch002 A course for an approved HTQ.
s.sch002 A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.
s.sch002 A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...
s.sch002 A course for the Certificate of Higher Education.
s.sch002 A course for the initial training of teachers.
s.sch002 A course for the further training of youth and community...
s.sch002 A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...
s.sch002 A course— (a) providing education (whether or not in preparation...
s.sch002 A postgraduate pre-registration course.
s.sch003 Every applicant, eligible student, eligible part-time student and eligible postgraduate...
s.sch003 Information provided to the Secretary of State pursuant to these...
s.sch004 Definitions
s.sch004 Split contributions
s.sch004 Independent eligible student
s.sch004 Household income
s.sch004 Calculation of eligible student's residual income
s.sch004 Calculation of parent's residual income
s.sch004 Calculation of eligible student's partner's residual income
s.sch004 Calculation of parent's partner's residual income
s.sch004 Calculation of contribution – old system students
s.sch004 Calculation of contribution – current system students
s.sch004 Calculation of contribution for loans for living costs – 2016 cohort students
s.sch006 Definitions
s.sch006 Independent eligible part-time student
s.sch006 Household income
s.sch006 Calculation of eligible part-time student’s residual income
s.sch006 Calculation of parent’s residual income
s.sch006 Calculation of eligible part-time student’s partner’s residual income
s.sch006 Calculation of parent’s partner’s residual income

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