Student Grants: Changes to Assessment of Income

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A decision made on 23 November 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2012-0025
Decision Summary Title):	Student Grants: changes to basis for assessment of income in calculation of student award		Date of Decision Summary:	November 23rd 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Andy Gibbs Head of Lifelong Learning & Skills		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?			Person Giving Oral Report:	Andy Gibbs Head of Lifelong Learning & Skills
Written Report Title:	n/a		Date of Written Report:	n/a
Written Report Author:	n/a		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	n/a
Subject: Amendment to Student Grants Orders to change the income used in the calculation of a student award to household income with effect from September 2013
Decision(s): The Minister agreed that the Law Draftsman should be requested to amend the Student Grants Orders 2010 to take account of his wishes as detailed in the attached statement made in the States on November 6th 2012
Reason(s) for Decision: The Education (Jersey) Law 1999 empowers the Minister ‘by order’ to make grants for students following programmes of higher education. The Orders describe the amount of States support available, how the level of support is assessed, the terms and conditions under which it is available and the criteria which students and their families must meet to be eligible. The amended Orders are usually laid before the States in September each year.
Resource Implications: Law drafting time
Action required: Request the Law Draftsman to prepare the necessary amendment to the Order (on the basis of a brief to be prepared by the Department) for subsequent consideration by the Minister.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: