Peter
The rules on living cost support for students repeating part of a full-time
course on a part-time basis changed 2 or 3 years ago. Students who
commenced their courses on or after 1 September 1998 ARE eligible for
living cost support, including DSA, whilst they're retaking part of a
full-time course on a part-time basis. The part of Student Support that is
discretionary for these students is fee support. For further info see
Chapter 3 B106 and Annex 8 of the Student Support Notes of Guidance.
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport/administrators/doc/Chapter_3_Jun02_final.doc
Students in receipt of old awards (ie those who started before September
1998) are treated differently. For these, we have the discretion to pay a
mandatory award (including DSA) if a student repeats part of the final
year, and only the final year, on a part-time basis. I'm afraid I'm not up
to finding the url for that at the moment, but it's in 5.2 of Part II of
the Notes of Guidance for the Mandatory Award Regs if you need to point
anyone in the right direction.
Kath
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Kath Henderson
Team Leader - Student Support
Education Department
Overseas House
PO Box 191
Quay Street
Manchester
M3 3ST Tel. No: 0161 234 7076
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Hi
On a related issue:
As I understand it, students who start a full time course and drop back
to part time study (perhaps as a result of a disability) are not
entitled to DSA. I'm talking about studying a full time course on a P/T
basis
I'm supporting a student who is caught in this situation - and I'm
unclear about the rationale for disqualifying her DSA application.
Can someone clarify this for me?
Regards
Peter Hill
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BRYAN JONES wrote:
> The vast majority of Home students studying at least 50% of a full
> time course will be eligible for DSA. The institutions Hardship fund
> covers disabled students who are on 25% of a full time course.
> International students are a bit of an issue. But let us not forget
> that not all reasonable adjustments that an institution may make
> come with a cost element attached. The DSA is useful but tends
> to be so that the student can help themselves, as opposed to
> being used by the institution to resolve it's own inadequacies.
> Also the International Student would have to be defined as disabled
> under by the Act for an adjustment to be a legal requirement (as
> opposed to just being an equal opps issue).
>
>
>
> Bryan Jones
> Disability Support Services Manager
> Tel: 020 8411 5367
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