Regulation 5 Amendment of the Students’ Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2007

After paragraph 6B of schedule 1 (persons eligible for allowances) of the Students’ Allowances (Scotland) Regulations 2007^f1, insert—

“6C

A person who—

(a)

(i)

is an Afghan national who has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme operated by the Home Department;

(ii)

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(iii)

is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date; or

(b)

is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person of the kind described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.

6D

A person who—

(a)

(i)

has been granted limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a stateless person under the immigration rules operated by the Home Department;

(ii)

has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands at all times since that person was first granted such limited leave to remain in the United Kingdom; and

(iii)

is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date; or

(b)

is the spouse, civil partner or child of a person of the kind described in sub-paragraph (a) and who is ordinarily resident in Scotland on the relevant date.”.