
2025 No. 20
Education
The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025
Made 6th February 2025
Coming into operation- 28th February 2025
The Department for the Economy in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 3(1), 3(2) and 8(4) of the Education (Student Support) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 makes the following Regulations.
Citation, commencement and application
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and come into operation on 28th February 2025.
(2) Regulation 2 (amendments relating to the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme) applies to the provision of support to a student in relation to designated courses beginning or continuing after 28th February 2025.
(3) In these Regulations, “designated course” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.
Amendment of the Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
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(1) The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Part 1 of the Schedule (eligible students: interpretation), in paragraph (1)—
(a) in the definition of “person granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes”, after “Ukraine Extension Scheme” insert “, a person granted leave under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme”;
(b) after the definition of “person granted leave under the Ukraine Family Scheme” insert—“
 “person granted leave under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme” means a person—
(a) who has leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme; and
(b) who has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and Islands throughout the period since the person was granted such leave;”.
Amendment of the Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
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(1) The Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) Before the heading ‘CHAPTER 1’, insert—“
Regulations 2 to 13 amend the Further Education (Student Support) (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012.
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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 6th February 2025.
Ms Louise Watson
A senior officer of the Department for the Economy
