Robert Troy
Question:1378. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the student reduction for SUSI grants announced in Budget 2024 will take effect. [47301/23]
View answerTuesday, 7 November 2023
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As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2024 contains a package of measures aimed at increasing the financial assistance available to students.
These measures include a €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee for higher education students eligible for the free fees initiative in academic year 2023/24. The reduction will apply in 2023 and the HEI attended will revise the fee payable by eligible students.
There will also be an increase to all non-adjacent maintenance rates by €615 and adjacent maintenance rates by 10% from September 2024. Eligible students will see a pro-rata increase effective from January 2024. In addition, maintenance grants for postgraduates are being fully restored from September 2024 for the first time since the financial crash, and again a pro-rata increase will be effective from January 2024.