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Independent Mature Student Criteria - Grant Application

  • 19-08-2008 2:41pm
    #1
    Truss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭


    I have been living in a friends house alone from August last year, I was basically allowed to stay in the house as a favour and I wasn't paying rent or anything but was paying for all cost upkeeps, because it also wasn't a permanent set-up and I had thought of moving home a couple of times and because we knew he would move back into the house in May this year we didn't change any names on bills and I left my personal bills being sent to my parents house because I'll be moving again soon for college. Does anyone know if a letter from my friend stating that I was in fact living at his house and not residing with my parents be accepted as proof?

    Basically I have no documentary evidence that I was living away from my parents even though I was...
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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 16,720 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Truss wrote: »
    I have been living in a friends house alone from August last year, I was basically allowed to stay in the house as a favour and I wasn't paying rent or anything but was paying for all cost upkeeps, because it also wasn't a permanent set-up and I had thought of moving home a couple of times and because we knew he would move back into the house in May this year we didn't change any names on bills and I left my personal bills being sent to my parents house because I'll be moving again soon for college. Does anyone know if a letter from my friend stating that I was in fact living at his house and not residing with my parents be accepted as proof?

    Basically I have no documentary evidence that I was living away from my parents even though I was...

    All Councils really require you to have some sort of evidence, although some people have had a 'peace commissioner' declare their independence and the Council has taken that. Really, if you have anything at all with your name on it it will help your case, but a utility bill will guarantee your case. Any other route is open to negotiation with the Council/VEC.


  • #3
    Truss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭Truss


    Yeah it's annoying now when I think back if I had just changed anything to be sent to me at that address but I thought it easier at the time to just collect post from home the odd time I'd pop in.

    Will ring and cross my fingers.

    Thanks.

    T


  • #4
    EmilioB
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭EmilioB


    hi truss,
    i'm in a similar situation to urself, could you tell me what you put down on your form? I have no proof at all of living out of home from oct 1st, but do for the year previously. I guees for this year i was half independent and half dependant (????)


  • #5
    lunasa_lady
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭lunasa_lady


    You should also check with your folks to see if they have been claiming tax relief for you as a dependant while you were living elsewhere.


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