Hello folks- I have a client whose son is attending an FE college but due to disability only for 6 hrs per week, instead of more than twelve hours a week of teaching or supervised study as per full time non-advanced education requirement.
I know that client would still be receiving CTC if her son was to suspend due to disability (under "interruption" rules) but what about those children and young people who are attending on reduced basis? Is she entitled to CTC for her son?

It's me again- in hope that it will elicit some responses. Could it not be said that HMRC behaves in a discriminatory way denying Child Tax Credits to a parent of a child who for reasons of disability cannot attend regularly as a full time student?
Loss of CTC and ChB and replacing those with ESA(Y) is bound to leave the household worse off...isn't it?

Thinking aloud- "The Child Tax Credits Regulations 2002, Regulation 5(7)

Interruptions in full-time education or approved training of up to 6 months, or longer if due to illness or disability, may be disregarded if HMRC consider this to be reasonable."

This regulation talks about interruption- which could be interpreted as reducing hours, flexible attendance, distance learning rather then full on stopping. It says "Interruptions in full-time education" which may mean interruption in attending on full time basis rather then suspending it totally.

Wold this interpretation be reasonable?