Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 January 2023
278. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of a student grant application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3881/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.
The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine.
I have been advised by my officials that the student referred to by the Deputy submitted an application to SUSI on 1st November 2022. Documentary evidence of residency for 3 of the last 5 years and independent residence for 2021 and 2022 was requested by SUSI from the applicant on 4th November 2022.
On 16th November 2022 the student emailed the SUSI support desk stating that he needed to change his application to a dependent student and was advised to cancel his original application and reapply. On 23rd November 2022 a cancellation request was received in which the student confirmed he had applied as the incorrect class and wished to reapply. SUSI issued a letter to the student on 24th November 2022 confirming his application had been cancelled and to reapply with his parents/legal guardians’ details.
To date the student has not reapplied and has made no further contact with the SUSI support desk regarding his application.
