# The Lifelong Learning (Student Support) (Amendment of Fees and Awards etc.) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 5: Persons granted humanitarian protection

Extent: E+W

Where—
(a) the Secretary of State has determined that, by virtue of being a person granted humanitarian protection or the spouse, civil partner, child or step-child of such a person, a person (“A”) was an eligible student in connection with—
(i) an application for support for an earlier year of the current course, or
(ii) an application for support in connection with a designated course from which A’s status as an eligible student has been transferred to the current course, and
(b) as at the day before the course year in respect of which A is applying for support begins, the period for which the person granted humanitarian protection is allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired and—
(i) no further leave to remain has been granted and paragraphs SUI 13.1 and 13.2 of Part Suitability of the immigration rules do not apply in respect of an application for such leave,
(ii) no appeal is pending (within the meaning of section 104 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002), and
(iii) the person (A or A’s spouse, civil partner, parent or step-parent) whose period for which they are allowed to stay in the United Kingdom has expired has not become a British or Irish citizen,
A’s status as an eligible student terminates immediately before the first day of the course year in respect of which A is applying for support.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/858/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/lifelong-learning-student-support-amendment-of-fees-and-awards-etc-regulations-2026/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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