Clare
I'd be extremely surprised if the student concerned has been refused DSA
solely because her husband works abroad. In order to be eligible for
Student Support (and therefore DSA) the student must have settled status in
the UK (which if she is British she has) and have been ordinarily resident
here for the last three years. The LEA which has made this decision must
have concerns about whether she is in fact ordinarily resident here, which
would indicate that they have more information than perhaps she has given
you. I would say it's definitely worth her while checking with them whether
she's given them misleading information which means that they're treating
her residence in the UK as temporary.
As far as I know, if she's classed as an EC student there's no living
support, including DSA, available. The loophole for EC students is if they
can be classed as EC migrant workers or the spouse of a migrant worker,
which means they must show that they came here to seek employment, and
normally show that they obtained employment within 6 months of arrival in
the UK.
Hope this helps
Kath
Manchester LEA - Student Support
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