Income
Income test
Student Allowance is an income tested payment. The rate of allowance paid can depend:
- the student's income (personal income)
- the combined income of the student and their partner (combined income) and
- for most single students under 24, their parents' income (parental income)
For Student Allowance, a partner or spouse is someone who the student is in a recognised relationship with.
For more information see:
Single students under 24 with no children
For students under 24 with no children the rate of allowance will depend on both parent(s) and personal income.
The Student Allowance rate is assessed on the students parental income, and then reduced by any personal income the student earns over the personal income threshold.
Single students under 24 with children
For single students under 24 with children, the rate of allowance will depend on personal income only.
Single students 24 or over (with or without children)
For single students, who are 24 or over, with or without children, the rate of allowance will depend on personal income only.
Students in a recognised relationship
For students in a recognised relationship, the rate of allowance will depend on both personal and combined income.
The Student Allowance rate is assessed on their combined income, and then reduced by any personal income the student earns over the personal income threshold.
For more information see:
Legislation
- parental income (definition) regulation 2 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
- personal income (definition) regulation 2 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
- married (definition) regulation 2 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
- partner (definition) regulation 2 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
- spousal or partner's income (definition) regulation 2 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
- assessment of parental income (definition) regulation 4 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
- assessment of income of spouse or partner regulation 6 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
