Full-time students
Much of the support you receive is based on your household income. The way your household income
is assessed
is the same as that in England (see
here).
Once your household income is assessed, it first reduces any maintenance grant or special support grant you are due to receive.
In 2021/22, the following applies.
1Regs 58(5) and 60(5) E(SS)(NI) Regs•If your household income is £19,203 or less, you receive the maximum maintenance or special support grant.
•If your household income is between £19,204 and £41,065, you receive a reduced amount of the applicable grant (the minimum amount is £50).
◦For every £4.55 of household income between £19,204 and £29,019, £1 is deducted from the grant.
◦For every £9.50 of household income above £29,019, £1 is deducted from the grant until the maximum household income of £41,065 is reached.
•No grant is payable if your household income is £41,066 or more.
Income above £41,540 reduces other support at a rate of £1 for every £9.50 of income above that figure.
2Sch 5 para 9 E(SS)(NI) Regs Any supplementary grants for dependants are reduced first, then the 25 per cent of the student loan that is means tested and, finally, any grant for travel costs.
3Regs 88 and 90 E(SS)(NI) Regs