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Cost of education payment

  • 09-07-2011 10:19am
    #1
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭


    Was recently accepted for a place in September, now from what I was able to work out I will not qualify for a student maintenance grant, nor do I need one really as my other entitlements will be enough to see me through.

    From what I could work out from the welfare site, I will need to switch from job seekers to BTEA which is the same thing under a different name and won't have to sign on the office for the duration of my course? What I was not able to clearly understand was the criteria for the cost of education payment which will be badly needed, what I concluded was if you are on the BTEA you automatically qualify for the other payment :confused:

    Any comments to clear this up would be most welcome, thanks.


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  • #2
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    What's a cost of education payment?


  • #3
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    snubbleste wrote: »
    What's a cost of education payment?

    It's a €500 payment you receive at the beginning of the academic year.


  • #4
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    It's automatic as far as I know, there was no extra form or anything for me to fill in.

    One other thing I will say is that if you've had some dodgy experiences at the office don't expect it to continue, since I started on the BTEA everything has been extremely straightforward compared to when I was going for the JSB. :)


  • #5
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Read up on BTEA on welfare.ie
    I did and it is very clear.


  • #6
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    snubbleste wrote: »
    Read up on BTEA on welfare.ie
    I did and it is very clear.

    I did :o

    That's why I ended up asking here, maybe I was looking at a different section to you :confused:


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