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Education (Grants and Allowances) (2022 Academic Year) (Jersey) Order 2022

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A decision made 8 November 2022:

Decision Reference:  MD-CED-2022-701

Public

Subject: Education (Grants and Allowances) (2022 Academic Year) (Jersey) Order 2022

 

Report Title: Education (Grants and Allowances) (2022 Academic Year) (Jersey) Order 2022

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister for Children and Education decided to make the Education (Grants and Allowances) (2022 Academic Year) (Jersey) Order 2022 ('the Order'). The Order will come in to force the day after it is made.

Reason for Decision(s):

Inflation has risen sharply over the last 18-month period, with the UK Consumer Prices Index rising from 0.4% in February 2021 to a peak of 10.1% in July 2022. This rise has particularly affected the cost of food, accommodation and transport, which provides support for students though the maintenance element of the grant.  The Minister for Children and Education has determined that an additional one-off payment should have the overall effect of increasing the amount of maintenance received by students for the 2022-23 academic year by 10.1%, compared to the 2021-22 academic year.

Resource Implications: The predicted annual additional cost is £315,000

 

Action Required: Officers to notify the Publications Editor and the Principal Legislative Drafter that the Order has been made, forward the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor, States Greffe, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for its notification to the States.

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Children and Education

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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