I've just been looking at this more carefully because it affects a
potential learner who I spoke to yesterday. (So thanks Jane, a timely
alert.)
As far as I can see, SFA rules for 2011 to 2012 say:
"c) The spouse of a person with settled status, where the spouse is not a
citizen of an EEA country and has been resident in the UK for three
years." on p 6 of the 2011/12 Learner Eligibility and Contribution Rules:
http://readingroom.lsc.gov.uk/SFA/LearnerEligibilityandContributionRules_2011_12_12Aug2011__June_revision_V2.1.pdf
But the YPLA rules for the same period say:
"c The spouse or civil partner of a person with settled status, who has
been both married (or has undertaken a recognised civil partnership
ceremony) and resident in the UK for one year." on p 17 of the Funding
Guidance 2011/12: Funding Regulations
http://readingroom.ypla.gov.uk/ypla/ypla-funding_guidance_regulations_2011-12_gn-jul11-v1.pdf
!!!
I agree with Linda's interpretation of who this rule applies to - my
potential learner is the spouse of someone with ILR rather than
British or EEA citizenship.
Gail
On 16/05/2012, lindy o'halloran <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I think the change appears to be about the status of the resident partner,
> not where the spouse is coming from. It looks to me like nothing has changed
> for spouses of UK/EU residents with full citizenship, but if the UK resident
> just has ILR, then their spouse needs to be here three years before they
> become eligible. If that's correct (and please correct me if I've misread
> it!), then it would affect a lot of our settled communities (men and women)
> as many UK residents do not have full citizenship before they get married.
> Linda
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:32:59 +0100
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> upshot here is that fewer recent arrivals (predominantly women) will be
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> This appears to state that if the spouse
> comes to join their partner in the UK from outside the EEA they have to be
> resident in the Uk for 3 years (and not one year as in 11/12 ) to be
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