In August 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of Tigere v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills that examined regulations that prevented young people who were lawfully resident in the UK, but did not have "settled status", from attending university. Despite having grown up in the UK and having been through the UK education system, many of these young people were unable to get a student loan because they had discretionary or limited leave to remain rather than indefinite leave to remain. Without a loan, many young people are effectively blocked from accessing university.
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