(I have been off-line for a few weeks, so I don't know whether this has been discussed. Apologies if it has.)
The current award regulations allow for extra weeks allowances if courses last more than 30 weeks and 3 days (exclusive of vacations).
The new 'Financial Support for Students in 1999/2000' DfEE leaflet states that students can get an extra amount of means-tested loan to cover each extra week "...above 38 weeks in the academic year (including the Christmas and Easter vacations)."
At this institution, allowing for 2 weeks vacation at Christmas and 2 at Easter, students will fall just short of the threshold for qualifying for extra weeks entitlement.
Under the 'old' rules most of our students could have expected 3 or 4 weeks worth of additional allowances.
For many students this will equate to a shortfall of £252 in 1999/00.
Will other institutions' students suffer a similar fate ?
If so, should we be making representations to amend the proposed legislation ?
tony silvester
admin co-ordinator
non-academic student administration
university of derby
student administration
tel: +44 (0) 1332 622222 ext 1879
tony silvester
admin co-ordinator
non-academic student administration
university of derby
student administration
tel: +44 (0) 1332 622222 ext 1879
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