asked the Minister for Education when the holiday earnings of students were first included as reckonable income for the purpose of the means test for the higher education grants scheme; the number of applicants who declare means under this heading; the means of checking the veracity of such declarations or non-declarations; and the approximate cost of removing this element from the means test.
Written Answers. - Means Test.
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Since 1973 under the terms of Clause 2 (c) (iii) of the higher education grants scheme, holiday earnings of applicants are specifically excluded when reckoning income for the purpose of determining eligibility under the means test for higher education grants.