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Maintainence grant + special rate??

  • 19-07-2010 07:51PM
    #1
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭


    Hello!!

    i have a question about the special rate grant. when i applied for the grant last year my dad was nearly 100 days on job seekers with the welfare and i couldnt get it because he was a few days off it. he is still on it but with my county council they have already automatically renewed my grant,

    so my question is would i be eligible for the special rate now? or am i can i just get the normal rate.

    also what are the requirments for the special rate grant because i am not quite sure i know its something to do with being on job seekers for a certain amount of time.

    thanks everybody :)


Comments

  • #2
    robert18
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 232 ✭✭robert18


    You can ask to be reassed and it should be ok .


  • #3
    nukinfuts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭nukinfuts


    I think to get the special rate grant (the highest amount) you need to have reckonable income of less than 22k (or there abouts) and the college you're attending has to be more than 20 miles away from your home. If there's a change in your circumstances call the VEC, they are really helpful - or send an email/letter - my local VEC is pretty good at replying that way.

    Hope that helps a bit


  • #4
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭herisson


    ah cool!! thanks guys!!
    i get it through the county council so that wouldnt really change things i dont think


  • #5
    TaraLo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭TaraLo


    I'm in the exact same boat so I called the grant office in donegal and they said to send off the renewal form with a cover letter explaining the matter, all the nessecary documents, like from the social welfare office and just include that you want to be reasessed. Apparently its that easy. Hopefully.:p


  • #6
    herisson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,676 ✭✭✭✭herisson


    yeah i git the application form and just have to fill it out again and say im being reassesed for the special rate hopefully i wont fúck it up :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    TaraLo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭TaraLo


    Pixie-Fairy wrote: »
    hopefully i wont fúck it up :rolleyes:

    Exactly what I'm hoping,,, knowing my luck with forms and the donegal county council though I'll prob get a phone call in a few weeks saying that i left something out.. Guaranteed!!! :o
    Good Luck!!:)


  • #8
    swervymervy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭swervymervy


    hi
    bit late on this post but i got refused the special rate for my daughter as i wasnt on the qualifying benefit on the 31st dec 09 only this date matters . i was unemployed all year and got jb for the full term allowed ending on 5th nov .:(


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