# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 5: Refugees and their family members

Extent: E+W

(1) A person who—
(a) is a refugee,
(b) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since the person was recognised as a refugee, and
(c) is ordinarily resident in England on the course start date.
(2) A person who—
(a) is the spouse or civil partner of a refugee,
(b) was the spouse or civil partner of the refugee on the date on which the refugee made the application for asylum,
(c) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and
(d) is ordinarily resident in England on the course start date.
(3) A person who—
(a) is the child of a refugee or the child of the spouse or civil partner of a refugee;
(b) on the date on which the refugee made the application for asylum, was the child of the refugee or the child of a person who was the spouse or civil partner of the refugee on that date,
(c) was under the age of 18 on the date on which the refugee made the application for asylum,
(d) is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands and has not ceased to be so resident since being given leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and
(e) is ordinarily resident in England on the course start date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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