Had to leave my job to do the college work

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I have to leave my part time job last November because the load of college work was way too much and i was about to fail, i'm now in my final year of college , still living at home but i have no income i applied for the grant but at most i would get 200 a month. I'm really struggling with debt at the moment with my student credit card maxed , the bank sending me debt collector letters and i'm skipping buying food because i can't. I find it crazy that i don't qualify for back to education or some other payment (i'm 28). There is absolutely no way i could take on a job this year either because of the massive FYP i have to do (it's a very creative course and takes time) , Is there anything i can get to help with the bills?

Slydice

Is there a students union in your college?

They usually have a welfare officer or someone who would know a bit about what is available to help out folks at the moment.

Turnipman

Video wrote: »

i applied for the grant but at most i would get 200 a month.

That doesn't really make sense. Are you getting the grant or not? If not, why not?

Video wrote: »

I find it crazy that i don't qualify for back to education or some other payment (i'm 28).

Why? You're an adult of 28 so presumably mature and you took the decision to do the course (the fees for which the taxpayer is probably paying on your behalf).

No one forced you to do it and, by the sound of it, you didn't research your funding options before starting it. Whose fault is that?

Sorry for being blunt, but at 28 you really need to take responsibility for your own decisions and actions.

Balagan

Check this out:

The Student Assistance Fund provides financial assistance for students in higher education who are experiencing financial difficulties whilst attending college...
http://hea.ie/funding-governance-performance/funding/student-finance/student-assistance-fund/

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Turnipman wrote: »

That doesn't really make sense. Are you getting the grant or not? If not, why not?




Why? You're an adult of 28 so presumably mature and you took the decision to do the course (the fees for which the taxpayer is probably paying on your behalf).

No one forced you to do it and, by the sound of it, you didn't research your funding options before starting it. Whose fault is that?

Sorry for being blunt, but at 28 you really need to take responsibility for your own decisions and actions.

Maybe because other students who have done absolutely no work in the past are getting back to education allowance of 180+ a week and i've worked from the age of 15 until 27 and i get nothing after contributing my own taxes for years? Hate to be blunt but that's how the working sector get treated meanwhile other people sit back and get money thrown at them and the rest struggle. Have you ever been to college Turnipman?

artichoke

I was in the same situation years ago , went to an arts college. Because my parents were earning too much I didn't get any grants though I was already living in rented accommodation. I got a job and worked evenings and sometimes weekends at the post office. It was tough going, I was constantly exhausted from the stress but it was manageable.
Only wished I'd had more time for studying as it had an effect on my results. I passed the exams but i could have done better.I hope you can solve your finances with the help of the Student Assistant Fund. I admire anyone who funds their study through work having experienced the stress that comes along with it myself.

Tigger

Video wrote: »

Maybe because other students who have done absolutely no work in the past are getting back to education allowance of 180+ a week and i've worked from the age of 15 until 27 and i get nothing after contributing my own taxes for years? Hate to be blunt but that's how the working sector get treated meanwhile other people sit back and get money thrown at them and the rest struggle. Have you ever been to college Turnipman?

They researched their funding and made sure they qualified for bte and the grant
They probably get around 240 a week altogether
But it was forethought that got them where they are

Turnipman

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Maybe because other students who have done absolutely no work in the past are getting back to education allowance of 180+ a week and i've worked from the age of 15 until 27 and i get nothing after contributing my own taxes for years? Hate to be blunt but that's how the working sector get treated meanwhile other people sit back and get money thrown at them and the rest struggle.

We're not talking about "other students" here, we're talking about a mature adult who made significant career//life changing decisions without doing her homework. You claim that you've been working - and paying taxes (which suggests that you were on reasonable money) - for 12 years, yet you didn't think to put aside enough to fund you through college?

You are eligible for a small SUSI grant but, it appears from what you wrote, that you aren't drawing it down. Why not? (In passing, I'd be interested in discovering why the grant is so small, but I don't want to pry.)

Yes, I went to college and got my degree, long before free fees or SUSI came to town. I paid for my living expenses and the parents paid my fees. Wasn't always easy, but I managed.

Anyway, best of luck with the application for student assistance funding.