Vol. 415 No. 1
424 Mr. Bell asked the Minister for Education if he will outline, in relation to the means tested grant for higher education, the maximum amount of income the parents of three dependent children could earn in order to qualify a child for the maximum grant for each year since the inception of the scheme.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
|
Academic Year |
Maximum reckonable to qualify for a full grant with three dependent children. |
|
£ |
|
|
1968-69 |
1,300 |
|
1969-70 |
1,300 |
|
1970-71 |
1,300 |
|
1971-72 |
1,300 |
|
1972-73 |
1,735 |
|
1973-74 |
1,735 |
|
1974-75 |
1,735 |
|
1975-76 |
1,735 |
|
1976-77 |
1,735 |
|
1977-78 |
2,975 |
|
1978-79 |
3,400 |
|
1979-80 |
4,610 |
|
1980-81 |
4,610 |
|
1981-82 |
8,600 |
|
1982-83 |
8,600 |
|
1983-84 |
8,600 |
|
1984-85 |
8,600 |
|
1985-86 |
9,546 |
|
1986-87 |
9,985 |
|
1987-88 |
10,324 |
|
1988-89 |
10,530 |
|
1989-90 |
10,846 |
|
1990-91 |
11,301 |
|
1991-92 |
11,595 |
