Second Home Allowance (see ) Distance Education Allowance (see ) Pensioner Education Supplement (see ). With the exception of the Additional Boarding Allowance, all allowances are free of means testing. 1.5 Legislative basis The AIC Scheme is a special educational assistance scheme, as defined by the Student Assistance Act 1973 (). Funding for the scheme is appropriated under section 55A of the Act. Parts 6 and 7 of the Act detail such matters as the recovery of overpayments, various obligations of applicants, and penalties for non-compliance. Policy and procedures of the AIC Scheme that are not are set out in the Act are set out in these guidelines.
Second Home Allowance (see ) Distance Education Allowance (see ) Pensioner Education Supplement (see ). With the exception of the Additional Boarding Allowance, all allowances are free of means testing. 1.5 Legislative basis The AIC Scheme is a special educational assistance scheme, as defined by the Student Assistance Act 1973 (). Funding for the scheme is appropriated under section 55A of the Act. Parts 6 and 7 of the Act detail such matters as the recovery of overpayments, various obligations of applicants, and penalties for non-compliance. Policy and procedures of the AIC Scheme that are not are set out in the Act are set out in these guidelines.