Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 March 2013
247. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Student Universal Support Ireland will be permitted to accept Department of Social Protection means testing as income guidelines in future student grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14886/13]
View answerStudent grant applications are means tested on gross income from all sources earned inside and outside the State within a specified reference period.
The assessment of income from the same starting point is deemed to be fair and reasonable because this approach eliminates any distortion which might arise from different spending decisions in different households. I have no plans to change this arrangement.
