Agreed: they are employed and the course is related to their employment so
they should, IMO, be eligible.
Claire
--On 27 February 2004 12:55 +0000 "Baxter, Chris" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Forgive me if I am completely wrong on this as we don't have any courses
> allied to the medical profession here but, if these 'students' are
> employed why don't they get Access to Work funding?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kate Goddard [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 27 February 2004 12:32
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> Subject: Re: seconded nursing students and DSA
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> Basically DfES agree that the fact that has their tuition fees paid
> shouldn't disallow them from receiving a DSA. Other eligibility is
> things like home students, residency status etc,
>
> As they are receiving a salary, this may impact on their eligibility for
> means-tested support, but as the DSA is not means tested, it is
> therefore not affected.
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> Kate
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Emma J Price [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 12:22 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: seconded nursing students and DSA
>>
>> Dear Kate
>>
>> Could you clarify the issue of the need to comply with eligibility
>> criteria for student support? This seems to be the complication, as
>> seconded nursing students obviously receive a salary (in this
>> particular case its 100% towards tuition fees).
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Emma
>>
>> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:30:17 -0000 Kate Goddard <[log in to unmask]>
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>>
>> > Following the recent emails regarding DSAs for students who are who
>> are employed by NHS trusts and seconded onto nursing courses, I have
>> received confirmation from the DfES yesterday that these seconded
>> students ARE ELIGIBLE to apply for DSAs from their LEA, so long as
> they
>> fulful all other eligibility criteria.
>> >
>> > DfES will be discussing with DH how these students' needs can best
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>> > Guidance will go out to LEAs in the April edition of the DfES
> Student
>> Support Update
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