Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 April 2016

Thursday, 14 April 2016

Questions (720)

Robert Troy

Question:

720. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) has not qualified for a higher third level grant from Student Universal Support Ireland. [7012/16]

Written answers

Minister for Education and Skills

To be eligible for the higher postgraduate rate of fee grant, an applicant has to be in receipt of one of the eligible payments as provided for in Schedule 2 of the Scheme and have reckonable income below €22,703.

The reckonable income of the student referred to by the Deputy included one of the eligible payments however, the total reckonable income exceeded the €22,703 limit.