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Signing on after college and BTEA

  • 17-05-2015 9:00pm
    #1
    liam650
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 186 ✭✭


    Hi, I finished college Thursday gone by and got a letter from the welfare to come in and sign on etc but at the bottom in handwriting it said to discuss your back to education allowance, now i did a 2 year level 6 and im going onto a level 8 course but the 3rd year of it so it could be said as a change of course, just wondering has anyone advice or experience dealing with this? any chance they would cut my btea? any help appreciated thanks


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  • #2
    ConfusedGuy92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭ConfusedGuy92


    When I was browsing around today for my own BTEA allowance, I did see this...

    Undergraduate courses

    In general you must be starting your third-level course at year one. However, you may be eligible for BTEA if you:

    - Did not complete your course and are returning to the second or subsequent year of your course.

    - Are exempt from part of your course because of a qualification you received in a previous course. For example, you have a higher certificate in a course that you now wish to take to degree level.
    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html

    So really, you are exempt from the first two years of your course because of a qualification you received a qualification you received in a previous course, so I'd imagine it'll be alright. Dunno why she'd want to speak to you though.


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