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Grant for 27yr old back living with parents for last 10months?

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  • 29-07-2010 6:16pm
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    Cleberp
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭


    Hi,

    I have been accepted to a Masters in DIT and looking to get the grant.

    Lost my job July 2009 and had to move back home with parents September 2009 due to no new job.

    Now will being at home for the last 10 or so months scupper my chances of getting the grant.

    Thanks in advance for any help,

    Cleberp

    [Out of education since 2004]


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    Macca3000
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Macca3000


    Have you been getting Jobseekers Benefit/Allowance since last September. If so you can apply for the Back to Edaucation Allowance. Think it works out better than the grant over the whole college year.

    Plus you can still apply to have your fees and registration fee paid for through the grant system. You just wont receive the maintenance grant.


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    Cleberp
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Cleberp


    The course is a Masters and so not covered by the BTEA.

    OK so you are saying that outside the BTEA I will get the fees and registration fees paid, just that I am not eligible for the maintenance grant.

    OK thanks a lot Macca


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    Macca3000
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭Macca3000


    Cleberp wrote: »
    The course is a Masters and so not covered by the BTEA.

    OK so you are saying that outside the BTEA I will get the fees and registration fees paid, just that I am not eligible for the maintenance grant.

    OK thanks a lot Macca

    I didn't know Masters were not covered for BTEA. I'm not to sure then Cleberp. I know that if you are getting the BTEA this year than your fees and registration will be paid. If you are not getting BTEA, as is your case, then I'm not so sure.

    Sorry I can't be more specific.


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    awny
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭awny


    AFAIK, your right about not qualifying for BTEA with a masters. Its just HDips. And because youve been living at home for last 10 months ( its taken into account where youve been living since the previous october) your parents income will be taken into account when your apply for the grant to cover your fees. Im in the same situation myself, because I moved back home last year, me income and my parents income will be taken int o account for the grants means test...


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    Cleberp
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Cleberp


    OK so means test doesn't sound good. My parents are retired farmer and semi-retired nurse. I was living independently until September 2009 so I wont count as an independent mature candidate.

    If it covered my fees I would survive but other than that I don't think I could do the course


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