grant levels for 3rd level education

loi09

I just recieved a letter from susi stating I had recieved the 100% adjacent maintence grant how do u apply for the special rate of maintence grant and my mother is part time cleaner and dad is umemployed recieving social welfare payments how do you become eligble and student finance makes this unclear thank you

20131995lc

loi09 wrote: »

I just recieved a letter from susi stating I had recieved the 100% adjacent maintence grant how do u apply for the special rate of maintence grant and my mother is part time cleaner and dad is umemployed recieving social welfare payments how do you become eligble and student finance makes this unclear thank you

Your sistuation is so similar to mine, my mom is a part time cleaner and my dad is working on the fas (last year he was unemployed and we received the special rate) this year we are not..we rang susi today and they said to get the special your parent needs to be on social welfare for 160 consecutive days? Yet, at the moment my mom has been sick for weeks and is not receiving any money at the moment..she has not received treatment and is off for the foreseeable future!

Annasopra

loi09 wrote: »

I just recieved a letter from susi stating I had recieved the 100% adjacent maintence grant how do u apply for the special rate of maintence grant and my mother is part time cleaner and dad is umemployed recieving social welfare payments how do you become eligble and student finance makes this unclear thank you

You don't apply separately

You have to meet 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.