Can you get BTEA for the 4 years of a degree?

mrDerek · 02-01-2011 11:57pm #1

any ideas?

Cliona99 · 03-01-2011 12:38pm

Yes, as far as I know. You don't get it during the summer though. But if you can't find work, you're allowed to apply for jsa.

http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp7732/important-information-on-breaks-in-btea-payments/index.html

bmarley · 03-01-2011 12:42pm

Yes, so long as you've been on social welfare benefit for certain length of time before you begin college (I think its 6 months).

mrDerek · 03-01-2011 3:45pm

ok thanks

another question

Say you had to leave your course half way through the 1st year and u signed on and got enough time on to go for btea can you get btea for the course you dropped out of it you go back

Cliona99 · 03-01-2011 7:14pm

Complicated...em...my guess would be yes. But you'd be better off reading up on studentfinance.ie (click on BTEA at the top), or calling the citizen's information people 1890 777 121, on their website it says:

"Undergraduate courses

You must be starting your third-level course at year one. However, you can apply for BTEA if you:
Did not complete your course and are returning to the second or subsequent year of your course"

mrDerek · 12-01-2011 12:28am

1 more question

Does the back to education allowance cover the costs of the course?

achmairt · 15-01-2011 12:08am

mrDerek wrote: »

1 more question

Does the back to education allowance cover the costs of the course?

The social welfare give u an extra 500 per year for books but u have to fill in a student grant application form and send it to your VEC to get your redg. fees paid by the VEC. The social welfare won't pay the redg. fees.

Can you get BTEA for the 4 years of a degree?

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