policies East Berkshire Community Learning and Skills Service

<h4>Learner Eligibility Criteria 2024/25</h4>   <ul> <li>In order to be eligible for public subsidy for adult learning you need to be eligible.  The table below sets out eligibility criteria for subsidised fees</li> <li>You are required to provide information on the enrolment form and a form of ID to show you are eligible</li> <li>If you are not eligible you will be charged a full cost recovery fee rate</li> <li>Eligibility is determined by the ESFA and these criteria will be updated at any time as the ESFA updates its criteria. Last updated 01/08/24 </li> </ul>   <h4>UK Nationals</h4> 1. UK nationals and other persons with right of abode* living outside of the devolved authority^ areas undertaking ESFA funded AEB         (People living within the devolved authority boundaries are not funded by the ESFA for AEB courses) Yes - if ordinarily resident in the UK or British Overseas Territories or Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands & Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning   2. UK nationals in the EEA        (see list of countries under section 3 below) Yes – if have lived in the EEA and/or UK only for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning       <h4>EEA Nationals</h4>     3. EEA nationals in the UK  EEA nationals include citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway & Switzerland in addition to citizens of all EU countries  -  Austria,          Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,         Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and their territories$ Yes - if all EEA nationals (not including Irish nationals) have obtained either pre-settled or settled status under the EU settlement scheme; and have lived continuously in the EEA, Gibraltar or UK for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning  * - Persons with the right of abode have the right to live and work in the UK. All British citizens have the right to abode. Further, some Commonwealth citizens have the right of abode ^ - Devolved authorities responsible for administering their own AEB since 1 August 2019 are – Greater London Authority (GLA); West of England; Cambridgeshire & Peterborough; West Midlands; Greater      Manchester; Liverpool City Region; and Tees Valley $ - British Overseas Territories include – Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn,      Henderson Island, Ducie and Oeno Islands; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Isles; St Helena and its dependencies (Ascension and Tristan da Cunha); and Turks and Caicos Islands   <h4>Other Non-UK Nationals</h4>  4. Individuals with certain types of immigration status and their family members (Must have seen the learner’s immigration permission including         biometric residence permit (BRP) and in some cases an accompanying letter from the home office)   <ul> <li> <ul> <li>Refugee Status</li> <li>Humanitarian Protection Status</li> <li>Discretionary Leave to Enter or Remain</li> <li>Extant Leave to Remain as a Stateless Person</li> <li>Leave Outside the Immigration Rules</li> <li>Ukraine Family Scheme</li> <li>Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (Homes for Ukraine)</li> <li>Ukraine Extension Scheme</li> <li>Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme</li> <li>The husband, wife, civil partner or child of any of the above 9 bullets</li> <li>Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS)</li> <li>Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) (Formally known as Afghan Locally Engaged Staff under the Intimidation Policy)</li> <li>British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation Pitting</li> <li>British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan by the UK government before 6 January 2022</li> <li>Indefinite Leave to Remain as a Bereaved Partner or Victim of Domestic Abuse</li> <li>Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 Leave%</li> <li>Calais Leave to Remain</li> <li>British Citizens born in the British Indian Ocean Territory and their direct descendants</li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Yes - individuals with any of the statuses listed under section 4 are eligible to receive funding and may be exempt from the 3-year residency rule % - Includes children where they have been granted "leave in line" by virtue of being a dependent child of such a person 5. Non-UK National who is also a non-EEA national Yes - if ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning; and Permission (not for educational purposes) to        live in UK 6. Irish National Yes - if not also a UK national; and ordinarily resident in the UK and/or Ireland for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of learning 7. Family members of UK and EEA Nationals  (A ‘family member’ is the husband, wife, civil partner, child, grandchild, dependent parent or grandparent of a UK or EEA national) Yes – if required, has obtained pre-settled or settled status under EU settlement scheme; and ordinarily resident in the UK/EEA for at least the previous        3 years on the first day of learning 8. Extension or variation of current immigration permission         (A learner or family member is considered to still have the immigration permission that they held when they made their application for an          extension – only if the application was made before their current permission expired) Yes – if their application for extension was made timely and the home office has not made a decision yet 9. Children of Turkish Workers Yes – if the Turkish worker is ordinarily resident in the UK on of before 20 December 2020 and has Turkish European Community Association        Agreement (ECAA) rights or extended ECAA leave; and the child has been ordinarily resident in the UK, EEA and/or Turkey for at least the        previous 3 years on the first day of learning and is resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020 10. Asylum Seekers Individuals refused asylum will be eligible if <ul> <li> <ul> <li>They have appealed the decision against granting refugee status and no decision has been made within 6 months of lodging the appeal; or</li> <li>They are granted support for themselves under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; or</li> <li>They are receiving local authority support for themselves under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Yes – if they have lived in UK for 6 months or longer while the claim is being considered by Home Office with no decision made; or are        receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014 11. Learners in the Armed Forces Includes:   <ul> <li> <ul> <li>British armed forces personnel, Ministry of Defence personnel or civil and crown servants</li> <li>British armed forces personnel, Ministry of Defence personnel or civil and crown servants on postings outside the UK, including their family members</li> <li>Members of other nations’ armed forces stationed in England, and their family members, aged 19 and over if the armed forces individual has been ordinarily resident in England for the previous 3 years on the first day of learning</li> </ul> </li> </ul>   (Family members living outside of England are not funded) Yes – if learner lives outside the devolved authority areas and learning takes place in England 12. Learners who live in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland         (These learners will generally not be funded) Yes – but only in very special circumstances. Please check with a manager.