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Difference between BETA and mature student?

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  • 02-12-2011 6:02am
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    Arawn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,158 ✭✭✭


    Can someone explain the difference between the two for me and explain what differences there is between the two regarding courses??


    Feel free to move if in wrong place


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    paperclip2
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    Arawn wrote: »
    Can someone explain the difference between the two for me and explain what differences there is between the two regarding courses??


    Feel free to move if in wrong place

    Mature Student refers to an applicant who is aged 23 or older on the first of January of the year of entry to the course. http://www.southtippcoco.ie/en/highereducation/mature%20student%20definition/

    BTEA or Back to Education Allowance is the weekly payment from DSP for those studying fulltime. http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/BackToEducation/Pages/btea.aspx

    A reference to a BTEA student may simply mean that person is in receipt of the allowance. It is possible to be both a BTEA and Mature student. It is also possible to receive the BTEA without being a mature student in certain cases.
    Hope this helps.


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    paky
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭paky


    one is an allowance and one is a human being


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