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Back to Education Allowance 3rd level

  • 25-08-2019 6:04pm
    #1
    yenraek aliehs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi, I'm planning on applying for btea for when I start my third level course. I know the initial qualifying period is 9 months on jobseekers allowence to be eligible which is grand, but what I cant find any information is what the situation is when continuing onto the second and third year of the course. For the summer months when I'm not in college can I work full/part time and still continue with btea when I resume college or what? From the little I've read it seems like I have to meet the initial requirements of being on jobseekers for another nine months before commencing my second year, which obviously makes no sense because there's only 3/4 months gap between each college year. Anyone with any information will be appreciated, thanks!


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  • #2
    Conall Cernach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,955 ✭✭✭Conall Cernach


    No, you'll be grand. They allow you to sign on for the Summer months and then start the BTEA again when the course restarts.

    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/back_to_education/back_to_education_allowance.html


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    [Deleted User]
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    yenraek aliehs wrote: »
    Hi, I'm planning on applying for btea for when I start my third level course. I know the initial qualifying period is 9 months on jobseekers allowence to be eligible which is grand, but what I cant find any information is what the situation is when continuing onto the second and third year of the course. For the summer months when I'm not in college can I work full/part time and still continue with btea when I resume college or what? From the little I've read it seems like I have to meet the initial requirements of being on jobseekers for another nine months before commencing my second year, which obviously makes no sense because there's only 3/4 months gap between each college year. Anyone with any information will be appreciated, thanks!

    If you get a part time or full time job in the holidays between academic years on BTEA and give up those jobs prior to resuming college, you will be restored to your previous BTEA amount. If you retain the part time job (or the full time job, though that would be very unlikely!) after the holidays then you would be means tested on your earnings to arrive at the revised BTEA amount.


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