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<p>It is not possible to estimate the number of students who were not eligible for
student finance on the first day of the first academic year of their course because
their Indefinite Leave to Remain application was delayed as a result of the covid-19
outbreak.</p><p>The requirement for a student to hold settled status on the first
day of the first academic year of their course is a condition that is defined in the
Education (Student Support) Regulations. Where certain events occur after the first
day of the first academic year of the course (for example, the student is recognised
as a refugee) the student may qualify for student support for that year and any subsequent
years depending on when the event occurred. Indefinite leave to remain is not, by
itself, an event. Most students acquiring indefinite leave to remain part way through
a course (for reasons other than Permanent Residence, under the EUSS or as a victim
of domestic violence) will not become eligible for full support as a settled person
under the Student Support Regulations.</p><p>In assessing eligibility for student
finance, the Student Loans Company will rely on information from the Home Office on
all immigration matters, including in relation to the grant of settlement.</p><p>
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