Special rate grant

Paidi28

Hey I want to know will I be able to get the special rate for the grant as my mother is on one parent family payments since my father passed away in February of last year , before which both were on jobseekers . Thanks for your help

Annasopra

Paidi28 wrote: »

Hey I want to know will I be able to get the special rate for the grant as my mother is on one parent family payments since my father passed away in February of last year , before which both were on jobseekers . Thanks for your help

Possibly

This is the criteria

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/education/third_level_education/fees_and_supports_for_third_level_education/maintenance_grant_schemes_for_students_on_third_level_courses.html

Special rates of grants for disadvantaged students

Disadvantaged students who meet a number of conditions can qualify for a special rate of maintenance grant.

Applicants must have qualified for the standard maintenance grant for the academic year 2013-2014 and total reckonable income in the tax year January to December 2012 must not be more than €22,703, net of Qualified Child Increases and standard exclusions.

For students, including mature students, who are assessed on parent(s)/guardian's income, their parent(s)/guardian must, on 31 December 2012, have been:
Claiming long-term social welfare payments, or
Claiming Family Income Supplement or
Participating in designated programmes (for example, a Community Employment Scheme).

These payments and programmes are listed in Schedule 2 of the Student Grant Scheme 2013 (pdf).

For students who are assessed on their own income, on 31 December 2012 the student must have been getting one of these social welfare payments or participating in a designated programme.