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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 July 2020

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Ceisteanna (449)

Patricia Ryan

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449. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the SUSI grant application of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14333/20]

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My officials contacted the awarding authority regarding the student grant assessment for the student in question.

The awarding authority has advised that the student in question submitted an application for a student grant on 29 April 2020.

It was advised within the application that the student's father had inherited a house in 2019 thus resulting in the student's application being refused due to the reckonable income being over the maximum threshold for the award of grant assistance.

The student appealed this decision to the SUSI Appeals Officer on 17 June 2020. This appeal was refused under Article 24 (6) of the Student Grant Scheme 2020 which confirms that the inheritance received by the applicant’s father in the reference period (2019) is reckonable in the assessment for student grant funding for the 2020/2021 academic year.

The student was also advised of her further right to appeal this decision to the Student Grants Appeals Board. To date, no appeal has been received for the Board.

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