A BTEA doozy...

Paulie Walnuts

So here goes, I am (was) in receipt of the BTEA allowance for the past three years and have recently been told that my payments will be cut for final year of my course (4th year of 4). I had to repeat the second year of the course (just a few modules part time) and during this time was paid the BTEA.

The reason given to me for the halting of the payments was that students repeating a year are not eligible for BTEA and so the SW have decided that since I was wrongly paid the allowance for one year, I shan't be paid for a year that I am eligible for.

I am not sure if will be able to continue my studies in the coming year without the financial support the BTEA provides. What I want to know is...

Are the SW allowed to do this?

Is there anything I can do?

Are there other grants or supports that I may be entitled to?

Annasopra

Paulie Walnuts wrote: »

So here goes, I am (was) in receipt of the BTEA allowance for the past three years and have recently been told that my payments will be cut for final year of my course (4th year of 4). I had to repeat the second year of the course (just a few modules part time) and during this time was paid the BTEA.

The reason given to me for the halting of the payments was that students repeating a year are not eligible for BTEA and so the SW have decided that since I was wrongly paid the allowance for one year, I shan't be paid for a year that I am eligible for.

I am not sure if will be able to continue my studies in the coming year without the financial support the BTEA provides. What I want to know is...

Are the SW allowed to do this?

Is there anything I can do?

Are there other grants or supports that I may be entitled to?

You could apply for the maintenance grant - forms at www.studentfinance.ie

Mrs Garth Brooks

You are allowed to get the BTEA if you repeat a year if you are a full time student.

Section 1.14.7
http://www.welfare.ie/EN/OperationalGuidelines/pages/bte_all.aspx


Are you sure you were classified as a part time student during the year you repeated? Can you get the college to check it out and write a letter if by any chance you were full time?
I dont know but im thinking that if they can claim you were a student on a full time course.

Saoirsef

You could try vtos?

sye52

Do you know if you failed say 5 modules and you have to do an extra semester does that count?

jano1

You can only get BTEA for a repeat year once since 2011 and only if you are registered full time for this year. You may still be eligible to apply to SUSI for a grant for this year if you are not getting BTEA.

sye52

Thank you