The Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022

1Citation and commencement

2Interpretation

PART 2Allowances

3Persons eligible for allowances

4Amount of allowances

5Conditions and requirements of allowances

6Method of payment

PART 3Paramedic science, nursing and midwifery student allowances

7Persons eligible for allowance

8Amount of allowances

9Conditions and requirements of allowances

10Method of payment

PART 4Student loans

11Students eligible for student loans

12Students eligible for student loans for tuition fees for RUK institutions

13Designated courses for student loans

14Designated courses for student loans for tuition fees for RUK institutions

15Applications for loans

16Transfers of eligibility

17Termination of eligibility

18Provision of United Kingdom national insurance number

20Maximum amounts of loans

22Payment of loans

PART 5Bursaries

26Exercise of power to grant a bursary

27Amount of bursaries

28Conditions of bursary

PART 6Education maintenance allowances

29Exercise of power to grant an education maintenance allowance

30Amount of education maintenance allowances

31Conditions of education maintenance allowance

PART 7Revocations

32The regulations listed in schedule 5 are revoked.

SCHEDULE 1PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR STUDENT SUPPORT

PART 1PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION FEE AND LIVING COST SUPPORT

1Persons with relevant connection with Scotland

2EU nationals etc. with protected rights who have been living in the UK and Islands for three years

3Irish nationals who are settled in the United Kingdom

4Family members of a relevant person of Northern Ireland

5Workers, employed persons, self-employed persons and their family members

6Workers who benefitted from the Freedom of Movement for Workers Regulation—

7Persons who are settled in the United Kingdom and have exercised a right of residence elsewhere

9Persons granted leave following on from refugee claim

10Iraqi nationals

11Syrian nationals

12Afghan nationals

13Relocated Afghan citizens

13AEvacuated or Assisted British nationals from Afghanistan

13BFemale Afghan students

14Ukrainian nationals

14AUnited Kingdom nationals from Ukraine

15Persons granted stateless leave

16Persons granted discretionary leave to remain as a victim of modern slavery

17Persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse

17AChildren of persons granted indefinite leave to enter or remain as a victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse

18Persons granted Calais leave

19Children of Swiss nationals

20Children of Turkish workers

PART 2PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION FEE SUPPORT ONLY

21EU nationals etc with protected rights who have not been living in the UK and Islands for 3 years

22Persons who are children of asylum seekers or young asylum seekers

SCHEDULE 2PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR TUITION FEE LOAN ONLY

1United Kingdom nationals formerly resident in the EEA and Switzerland

2Residents of Ireland

3Residents of Gibraltar

SCHEDULE 3ORDINARY RESIDENCE

1Ordinary residence on relevant date

2Ordinary residence for specified period: general and interpretation

3Ordinary residence for specified period: exclusion for education purposes

4Ordinary residence for specified period: length of residence requirements for dependent and independent students born in the relevant area

5Ordinary residence for specified period: temporary absence for employment or study

SCHEDULE 4DESIGNATED COURSES

PART 1COURSES DESIGNATED FOR STUDENT LOANS AND STUDENT LOANS FOR TUITION FEES

1A first degree course other than a course referred to...

2A course for the Diploma of Higher Education.

3A course for the initial training for teachers, including such...

4A course for the further training of teachers or youth...

5A course in preparation for a professional examination of a...

6A course providing education (whether or not in preparation for...

7A course for the Certificate of Higher Education.

7AA taught course leading to a postgraduate diploma.

7BA taught course leading to a postgraduate masters degree.

7CA research course leading to a postgraduate masters degree.

PART 2COURSES DESIGNATED FOR STUDENT LOANS ONLY

8A course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National...

9A taught course leading to a postgraduate diploma.

10A taught course leading to a postgraduate masters degree.

11A research course leading to a postgraduate masters degree.

SCHEDULE 5REVOCATIONS

2022 No. 157

Education

The Student Support (Scotland) Regulations 2022

Made4th May 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament6th May 2022

Coming into force1st August 2022

The Scottish Ministers, make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 49(3), 73(f), 73B and 74(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 19801, and all other powers enabling them to do so.