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Maintenance Grant - proof of address?

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  • 25-07-2010 6:12pm
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    flips
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi

    I am a mature independent student and I've applied for the maintenance grant for the coming year. I living in a friend's house (its his house, I'm just renting a room). The VEC want proof of my address but won't accept bank statements. They want utility bills, tv licence, mortgage statement etc but I don't have any of them. What can I do? I've sent them a copy of my P21, this was posted to my parents address but does show the rent tax credit on it which cannot be claimed if paying rent to parents. Surely thats enough proof, but obviously its not!

    Anyone else in a similar situation?


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    #2
    ayumi
    Registered Users Posts: 676 ✭✭✭ayumi


    could try emailing your county council and ask about your situation and maybe give you a solution


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    Sad Professor
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    They are very strict about this. Do a search of this forum and you'll come across dozens of people who had the same problem.


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    RoundTower
    Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭RoundTower


    Maybe you could print up a backdated lease and receipts for each month's rent, and have your friend sign them? You could even get a rent book and fill that out.


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