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BTEA rates

  • 05-11-2017 4:30am
    #1
    PcmDunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi guys, just looking to clear up a bit of confusion over BTEA rates.
    I havn't received any payment this year yet as there was a delay getting forms from work filled out so I don't know what rate I am currently on. I'm 25 now, but turning 26 this month. I was on €160 last year. If anyone has any clue as to what rate I'm on now, and if it goes up when I turn 26?
    Thanks in advance!
    P


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  • #2
    Turnipman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 789 ✭✭✭Turnipman


    "If you are aged under 26 and you were getting a reduced age-related Jobseeker's Allowance payment, you will get a personal maximum BTEA rate of €193 (increased from €160 on 1 September 2017, when age-related rates were abolished). Any means that you have will be deducted from this rate."

    "If you are aged over 26, your weekly BTEA rate will be equal to your previous social protection payment (the payment that qualified you for participation in the scheme). You may also qualify for increases for a qualified adult and qualified children. You must always have established an entitlement to a qualifying payment immediately before starting BTEA, even if you were previously on an employment or training scheme. The BTEA rate is based on this qualifying payment."


    From here:- http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/353_Back-to-Education-Allowance.aspx

    So it looks like you'll be getting a max of €193 p/w - and it won't be increasing.


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