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  • 20-09-2012 9:44pm
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    stevefzs
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    Firsy post I delighted to say I started an Hons degree in Social care this week but my fee are stressing me out. I am a mature student and I applied for sussi grant only to discover I can apply for fees only and stay on BTEA allowance which is great. So what I want to know is

    1 can I apply for BTEA if collage just started this week?
    2 what is highest grant awarded from sussi I heard it roughly 3,000 per annum at highest award


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    Annasopra
    Registered Users Posts: 41,053 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    stevefzs wrote: »
    Firsy post I delighted to say I started an Hons degree in Social care this week but my fee are stressing me out. I am a mature student and I applied for sussi grant only to discover I can apply for fees only and stay on BTEA allowance which is great. So what I want to know is

    1 can I apply for BTEA if collage just started this week?
    2 what is highest grant awarded from sussi I heard it roughly 3,000 per annum at highest award


    BTEA - not sure - would suggest contacting your local social welfare office ASAP

    You can get a grant of 5915 from SUSI but this is only your earnings are less than 2200o and you are receiving social welfare

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



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    stevefzs
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭stevefzs


    Thanks for the reply I am going to enquire local office tomorrow:)


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    [Deleted User]
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    Should still be able to get the BTEA at this stage yes.


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    Euripides_
    Registered Users Posts: 107 ✭✭Euripides_


    Hey guys, in slightly differnt situation, wondering if anyone can help. Returned to education last year, was in receipt of BTEA. went off for the summer and was told I was fine to apply for summer job and could work weekends once college restarted. My current problem is im now into my third week of college and still no word back from them!! Despite submitting written inquiries, and leaving multiple voice messages. Like nothing. Not even acknowlegment of my queries. All the secretary says is they are snowed under with the backlog. Surely if. I was already on it, I should be locked and loaded ready for september. What is going on like?

    Basically money is getting very tight!!!

    Anyone have any input?


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    thebutlerdidit
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭thebutlerdidit


    stevefzs wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply I am going to enquire local office tomorrow:)
    How'd you get on? I saw this on the Cbi website

    http://m.cinfo.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html

    Did they hassle you over the late application?


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