Trying to work out requirements/ when will new rules be announced?

timeforachange

I find the wording of the requirements for the grant quite blurry... I am starting a postgrad this september and it has only been 2 years since my undergrad.
However, I have asked on this forum and the postgrads forum before and people seem to think that I am still entitled to the grant because I am not changing my circumstances from the grant. ie. I got the grant based on my parents income for undergrad and I am still living at home so will again be assessed on my parents income again.
When I asked this question on this forum before, I was told that the 3 year rule only kicks in when you are changing from being assessed on parents income for undergrad, to being assessed on your own income alone, for postgrad.

I can't seem to actually find this in writing on the different websites (studentfinance.ie etc.) and I am just worried about whether this is the case.

Also does anyone know when the new rules are going to be announced for this years grant? Because I guess the rules could be changed again this year to rule me out either way!

Annasopra

timeforachange wrote: »

I find the wording of the requirements for the grant quite blurry... I am starting a postgrad this september and it has only been 2 years since my undergrad.
However, I have asked on this forum and the postgrads forum before and people seem to think that I am still entitled to the grant because I am not changing my circumstances from the grant. ie. I got the grant based on my parents income for undergrad and I am still living at home so will again be assessed on my parents income again.
When I asked this question on this forum before, I was told that the 3 year rule only kicks in when you are changing from being assessed on parents income for undergrad, to being assessed on your own income alone, for postgrad.

I can't seem to actually find this in writing on the different websites (studentfinance.ie etc.) and I am just worried about whether this is the case.

Also does anyone know when the new rules are going to be announced for this years grant? Because I guess the rules could be changed again this year to rule me out either way!

The rules/forms were released around mid/end of May last year

I think that you are eligible based on 2010/2011 rules. I think that your application would be based on "entering" rather than "reentering" Have a read through this document which explains the difference

http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/he_heg_scheme.pdf?language=EN

simonsez

timeforachange wrote: »

I find the wording of the requirements for the grant quite blurry... I am starting a postgrad this september and it has only been 2 years since my undergrad.
However, I have asked on this forum and the postgrads forum before and people seem to think that I am still entitled to the grant because I am not changing my circumstances from the grant. ie. I got the grant based on my parents income for undergrad and I am still living at home so will again be assessed on my parents income again.
When I asked this question on this forum before, I was told that the 3 year rule only kicks in when you are changing from being assessed on parents income for undergrad, to being assessed on your own income alone, for postgrad.

I can't seem to actually find this in writing on the different websites (studentfinance.ie etc.) and I am just worried about whether this is the case.

Also does anyone know when the new rules are going to be announced for this years grant? Because I guess the rules could be changed again this year to rule me out either way!

check the citizens information website. it is the only place that has been updated. the new rules or the rules for 2011/2012 will be out mid may early june. i have telephoned 4 separate coco's and they dont know whats going to happen.

The three year rule applies if your claiming to be a mature indo student otherwise you will be assesed as a mature dep student.

if you are progressing up te levels 7 to 8 , 8 to 9 etc and , off course you are within the income bands then you will get something. However as I say this has been the way up to now. Budget 2010 did three things, kept the income level assessment the same, reduced the overall amount due to 4% to students and also increased the distance from 24km to 45km i think. They have also added an assessment for the student (fee, my words ss) registration. Also matures no longer automatically qualify as non-adjacents as-well.


ss:)

timeforachange

Thanks guys I will just have to hang on in until the official rules for this year are announced so ! Its good to know that as it stands I would be entitled to the grant so fingers crossed nothing is changed this year!