Postgraduate Durham Application fee status

The 'Ordinary' residence requirement means that you must have ordinarily resided in the UK for the past 3 years. Unfortunately, being in the UK for the purpose of education does not mean the definition of ordinary residence.

It doesn't say that at all.

The relevant sentences 'This means that EU nationals lawfully resident in the UK before the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020 will be eligible in England for support on a similar basis as now, subject to meeting the usual residency requirements...' Note the stipulation about 'usual residency requirements'. To be an 'ordinarily resident' in the UK means that you were not here for the sole purpose of education.

Also, 'From 1 August 2021, EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members who are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreements will no longer be eligible for home fee status, undergraduate and postgraduate financial support and advanced learner loans from Student Finance England for courses starting in academic year 2021/22 or after'. Unless you or your family are covered by the withdrawal agreement (I think this means applying and being granted 'settled' status on the grounds of your length of stay prior to the withdrawal agreement.

So, unless you can provide evidence that you have settled status in the UK, you will be classified as an overseas student for fees purposes.

I have pre-settled status and was awarded home-fee status based on three years ordinary residence in the UK and EU. I was in the UK for the purpose of full-time education. You should be eligible for home fees, too, as long as you're an EU citizen and your address outside of term-time was in the EU, you've been in the UK since December 2020 and have pre-settled status.