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Were higher education grants affected?

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  • 10-12-2009 6:05pm
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    stainluss
    Registered Users Posts: 864 ✭✭✭


    Were maintenance grants for higher education decreased for the people who are entitled to the highest grant?
    (i.e. lowest income families)


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    Ogham
    Registered Users Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Ogham


    Looks like they are all down by 5% from jan 2010

    See Here


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    chris reddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭chris reddin


    if you get back to education allowance you will not get the grant from jan but your fees will still be paid just got email from my college today


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    k.alexander
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭k.alexander


    Hey - I am a student at UCC and they sent us an email with a link:http://yourunion.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/usi-budget-2.pdf which said this:

    If you already get the Back to Education Allowance or the VTOCS and the grant, you will continue to receive both for the duration of your studies.
    This will not affect people who get both this year, but will apply to every new applicant from September 2010.

    And yes - from January 2010 all grants are reduced by 5%

    Hope this helps :)


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