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Bye Bye Grants

40040D · 2011-12-06 20:42:51

I'm actually delighted that there cutting the grants - Bout' time ! For those of you who have been getting grants for the past few years need to realise what the grant is actually for; ie paying for your fees and accommodation and not for drinking and partying. For some people getting the grant they seem to think that they…

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#62 29-06-2012 2:35am
irishbarb

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Well I am moving to Cork in September for college, my parents can literally not afford to give me a cent towards college or support me, and the grant will pay my rent only. I have no idea how I am going to buy food, never mind going out. I'm looking for a job, but with my lack of experience and the way things are right now, it's not looking likely that I'll get anything. I was on the dole this year after I left school, and could not secure a job for the life of me, even though I've sent out about 60 CVs. I think it's funny that the dole will give me 400 a month to sit at home all day everyday in my parents house, but nearly 100 less to move away and educate myself.

I'm going to have to go to college as well as work evenings and weekends to put myself through college. Anyway, my point was that there are some of us out there that really rely on the grant to get an education. Not all of us have a nice few grand of college savings in the bank, or Mammy and Daddy to support us. Not a penny of my grant will ever be used to buy drink.

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