'Home' fees for HE in England for Ukraine Scheme and bereaved partner categories

 

 

The rules about who pays 'home' fees for higher education in England are set by England's Department for Education (they are not set by UKCISA). They are set out in regulations, which the Department for Education amends over time. The regulations identify all the different 'categories' of student who can insist on paying at the 'home' rate. They set out all the requirements a student needs to meet, to fit one of those categories.

The Department for Education is making very minor amendments to the regulations for the following two categories:

 

Category for persons granted leave under the Ukraine Schemes, and family 

In this category, the list of what counts as 'leave under the Ukraine Schemes' is being expanded to include leave granted under the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme. This kind of permission doesn't exist yet, but will be introduced in 2025.

 

Category for those with indefinite leave on the bereaved partner route, and children

Leave granted under a new appendix of the Immigration Rules (Appendix Bereaved Partner) now counts when qualifying for this category. It was added as an option on 12 June 2024. 

 

Further reading

For the full details of all the requirements for each of the categories, go to the UKCISA website:

• 11a. Persons granted leave under the UKRAINE SCHEMES, and family (use this category only if the academic year you are paying fees for starts on or after 1 August 2023)
• 8a. Those with indefinite leave on the BEREAVED PARTNER ROUTE, and children (use this category only if the academic year you are paying fees for starts on or after 1 August 2024)
• 8b. Those with indefinite leave on the BEREAVED PARTNER ROUTE (use this category only if the academic year you are paying fees for starts on or after 1 August 2023 but before 1 August 2024)

If you want to see the regulations that made the changes, they are the Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024 No.669).