Anyone else still waiting on SUSI Grant?

Did anyone else that's given bank details get an email about when the money will be lodged into their account?

leaveiton wrote: »

Did anyone else that's given bank details get an email about when the money will be lodged into their account?

No I never got an email, did you get one??

Paully D

Got mine thankfully. Only right too I suppose considering I applied the day it went live (18 weeks ago now!) and had all the documentation in months ago.

Those wondering why you didn't get a payment for September, it's because there never is a September payment. It starts in October and runs for 9 months so the final payment is always in June.

Good luck to everyone waiting on their payment, I hope you get sorted ASAP.

Paully D wrote: »

Got mine thankfully. Only right too I suppose considering I applied the day it went live (18 weeks ago now!) and had all the documentation in months ago.

Those wondering why you didn't get a payment for September, it's because there never is a September payment. It starts in October and runs for 9 months so the final payment is always in May.

Good luck to everyone waiting on their payment, I hope you get sorted ASAP.

Oct - May is only 8 months

sleepysheeps wrote: »

Just spoke to a guy at sussi helpdesk. Their system crashed for processing payments. Half went through, other half haven't. We put bank details in Monday. Says should check the bank again over the next few days, that the other payments should go through......

Did you mean we only got one payment and will get another, or only half the payments to people went through?

I can't check my bank to see if I got mine cos I left my log in details in college.

Paully D

Avox wrote: »

Oct - May is only 8 months

Sorry, you're right. The last payment is in June. My maths is atrocious :P

cono121 wrote: »

No I never got an email, did you get one??

Yeah I got one to say it'll be lodged into my account tomorrow

leaveiton wrote: »

Yeah I got one to say it'll be lodged into my account tomorrow

OMG :mad:

I just sent them an email; sick of ringing them, especially when I am calling from the UK.

DonnaMarieAva

Hi MJT, I was just on the phone with them a couple of days ago. They said that a letter will be out before Friday next week stating the amount of money I am entitled to and it will also ask for my bank details. But my financial circumstances are different to yours though. For example, I didn't have to send in a P21 because I have never worked before. So I don't know if the time frame would be different for both of us because of our differing circumstances.

MJT wrote: »

Hi,
Im a first year undergrad student at UCD and i was wondering if anyone else was having difficulty with the SUSI Grant?

Applied really early and sent my evidence (P21's etc..) away in Early August and not a peep out of them!

Rang and they say they havent even looked at my stuff and it'll be another 5-6 weeks before the bother. (not their exact words but whatever. :P )

Another friend called and they told her four months?? CRAZY!

One of my friends hackled them for ages, calling every day until eventually they said gowan..have the grant! (Again, not their exact words :P)

Just cant believe that this new "improved" system is so terrible?!

Anyone else having trouble with them..or heard back??

leaveiton wrote: »

Yeah I got one to say it'll be lodged into my account tomorrow

Happy to say they stuck true to their word and the money has been paid in.

pookiepoo

I was meant to get my grant on Friday and haven't yet. Feel like I will never get it. SUSI has been a nightmare

pookiepoo wrote: »

I was meant to get my grant on Friday and haven't yet. Feel like I will never get it. SUSI has been a nightmare

So annoying! I am in the same boat!
Did you get this email off SUSI that you will get paid soon?!?

cono121 wrote: »

So annoying! I am in the same boat!
Did you get this email off SUSI that you will get paid soon?!?

I'm waiting too but didn't get an email.. if I'm not paid by mid next week I'm gonna have to ring up again

Clutchkick

What's the deal with grants and medical cards,is there really that many applications to go through or are they just not donig their job right?

pookiepoo

cono121 wrote: »

So annoying! I am in the same boat!
Did you get this email off SUSI that you will get paid soon?!?

Nope no email, nothing. I am so broke I hate SUSI!! Nearly 7 weeks in college now. :mad: They really haven't a fecking clue what their at up there.

Annasopra

Clutchkick wrote: »

What's the deal with grants and medical cards,is there really that many applications to go through or are they just not donig their right?

Previously they were both dealt with locally. Grants by councils and vecs and medical cards by local health centres. They centralised the applications.

Jordan_G

Hey guys, I sent away my final course acceptance form on Thursday, 27th September, still nothing back,

Does anybody know if I'll get a letter/e-mail soon and if I can send them my details when it comes Via phonecall or E-mail? (To save time).

Another question, anybody know what's the maximum they are offering this year? I heard its been reduced, as last year my friend was getting €270 per month. And I'm in the same situation as him, only finished school, not working etc. thanks

LedZeppelin

Sent back docs in early September and got my letter awarding grant today. Got half of what I got last year depsite no change in my circumstances. -_-.

chrismon

Susi called me today saying I need to send more documents. Same documents I have already sent!
Pain in the hole!

Jordan_G wrote: »

Hey guys, I sent away my final course acceptance form on Thursday, 27th September, still nothing back,

Does anybody know if I'll get a letter/e-mail soon and if I can send them my details when it comes Via phonecall or E-mail? (To save time).

Another question, anybody know what's the maximum they are offering this year? I heard its been reduced, as last year my friend was getting €270 per month. And I'm in the same situation as him, only finished school, not working etc. thanks

When you get the letter you'll be asked to put in your bank details online so don't worry about that part.

I qualified for the full maintenance grand (non-adjacent) which is €1215 in total and works out as €135 per month.

AL93

what a bunch of idiots and liars.:mad: i rang them two weeks ago and they told me it was awarded, still no money and rang today and said they had only received my documents and tried to say nobody in the country has got any payments :rolleyes: it'll probably be november now by the time i get it

pookiepoo

So who has been paid. I was meant to get paid Friday but apparently there was a site crash so when will I get paid now. Haaa Can't believe it!

pookiepoo wrote: »

So who has been paid. I was meant to get paid Friday but apparently there was a site crash so when will I get paid now. Haaa Can't believe it!

I havent! Awarded, entered my bank details the weekend before friday, and zero!

Jordan_G

Got the letter Yesterday Morning saying I need to send them my bank details. Anybody know if I can do this by phone? And another thing,

Does this mean that I'll get the money lodged into my account within the next week or two, or does it mean ill have to wait for double next month??

Jordan_G wrote: »

Got the letter Yesterday Morning saying I need to send them my bank details. Anybody know if I can do this by phone? And another thing,

Does this mean that I'll get the money lodged into my account within the next week or two, or does it mean ill have to wait for double next month??

It better not be next month cos I put mine in last Wednesday and have nothing yet.. If it's next month I'll be dropped out and all by then cos my accommodation money is due and I have like €30 to my name right now..

This is really really annoying..

pollybeans

I was told I would be paid yesterday or today. But no. Of course I'm still broke. I'm getting the Special Rate of Maintenance Grant which works out at 600 a month. My rent is due this week - 320 - I have 30 in my bank account. I was told that I would be paid for September and October then hours later, was told I wouldn't be paid for September, that payment comes in June - When I'm no even in college anymore?!

I'm so sick of Ireland and it's crap government schemes that I'm applying to colleges in the UK. I'm so broke, and so is my family, that I've considered dropping out - which wouldn't have happened if they paid me on time like they said they would. I am heartbroken and stressed.

Rang SUSI once again just there.

The guy told me, SUSI has not paid out anything yet, but will be at the end of Oct, and it is back dated to September for 9 months.
He also said that I should be expecting a confirmation letter or something that confirms my direct debit has been set up, this is based on a call from SUSI to your uni/college to check that you are attending.

So at the end of Oct, but he couldn't tell me what date exactly.

pollybeans

I was told by a lady that half of them went out on Friday and that the system crashed (of course) so the rest were being paid over Monday and Tuesday and that I'd get an email saying that I'd been paid. I don't know what's taking them so long, they really need to cop the **** on!

pollybeans wrote: »

I was told by a lady that half of them went out on Friday and that the system crashed (of course) so the rest were being paid over Monday and Tuesday and that I'd get an email saying that I'd been paid. I don't know what's taking them so long, they really need to cop the **** on!

Well this is it, i have rang so many times before, not one of the answers were the same, they are completely ignorant! They dont know anything! ****ing Ridic!

pollybeans

I rang today and a guy said there has been no talks on a set date and they definitely weren't being sent out and was amazed that I'd been told this. I can't ****ing wait to leave this country.