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The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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6 Amendments relating to general qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs

In Part 5 (grants for living and other costs), in Chapter 2 (general provisions), in regulation 38 (general qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs)— (a) in paragraph (6), for “An eligible student” substitute “Subject to paragraph (6A), an eligible student”; (b) after paragraph (6), insert— (6A) Paragraph (6) does not apply in respect of disabled students’ allowance paid on or after the date this paragraph comes into force in relation to an academic year beginning on or after 1st August 2024 where the grant relates to providing a student with— (a) technical support for, (b) repairs to, or (c) replacement of, relevant equipment or software. (6B) For the purposes of paragraph (6A), “relevant equipment or software” means— (a) equipment or software that was funded, in whole or in part, by the disabled students’ allowance and provided to the student in an earlier year— (i) of the current course, or (ii) of an earlier course, where the Secretary of State has transferred the disabled students’ allowance to the current course; (b) equipment or software not falling within sub-paragraph (a) for which the student was reimbursed, in whole or in part, by the disabled student’s allowance; (c) equipment not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b)— (i) of which the student had use at the time the Secretary of State assessed the student’s application for support, and (ii) with which the Secretary of State determined the student would have been eligible to be provided had the student not already had use of suitable equipment; (d) software not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b)— (i) of which the student had use at the time the Secretary of State assessed the student’s application for support, (ii) with which the Secretary of State determined the student would have been eligible to be provided had the student not already had use of suitable software, and (iii) of which the student no longer has use— (aa) following the expiry of the software licence, (bb) following an upgrade to or of the computer running the software, or (cc) for reasons beyond the student’s control; (e) equipment or software that has been replaced under paragraph (6A)(c). ; (c) in paragraph (7) (definition of “unpaid service”), in sub-paragraph (e)— (i) omit the “or” after paragraph (iii); (ii) omit paragraph (iv) and the “or” after it; (iii) at the end insert— (v) the Department of Health in Northern Ireland; (vi) the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established under section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009; or (vii) a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; or .

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6 Amendments relating to general qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs

In Part 5 (grants for living and other costs), in Chapter 2 (general provisions), in regulation 38 (general qualifying conditions for grants for living and other costs)— (a) in paragraph (6), for “An eligible student” substitute “Subject to paragraph (6A), an eligible student”; (b) after paragraph (6), insert— (6A) Paragraph (6) does not apply in respect of disabled students’ allowance paid on or after the date this paragraph comes into force in relation to an academic year beginning on or after 1st August 2024 where the grant relates to providing a student with— (a) technical support for, (b) repairs to, or (c) replacement of, relevant equipment or software. (6B) For the purposes of paragraph (6A), “relevant equipment or software” means— (a) equipment or software that was funded, in whole or in part, by the disabled students’ allowance and provided to the student in an earlier year— (i) of the current course, or (ii) of an earlier course, where the Secretary of State has transferred the disabled students’ allowance to the current course; (b) equipment or software not falling within sub-paragraph (a) for which the student was reimbursed, in whole or in part, by the disabled student’s allowance; (c) equipment not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b)— (i) of which the student had use at the time the Secretary of State assessed the student’s application for support, and (ii) with which the Secretary of State determined the student would have been eligible to be provided had the student not already had use of suitable equipment; (d) software not falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b)— (i) of which the student had use at the time the Secretary of State assessed the student’s application for support, (ii) with which the Secretary of State determined the student would have been eligible to be provided had the student not already had use of suitable software, and (iii) of which the student no longer has use— (aa) following the expiry of the software licence, (bb) following an upgrade to or of the computer running the software, or (cc) for reasons beyond the student’s control; (e) equipment or software that has been replaced under paragraph (6A)(c). ; (c) in paragraph (7) (definition of “unpaid service”), in sub-paragraph (e)— (i) omit the “or” after paragraph (iii); (ii) omit paragraph (iv) and the “or” after it; (iii) at the end insert— (v) the Department of Health in Northern Ireland; (vi) the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being established under section 12 of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009; or (vii) a Health and Social Care trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991; or .

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