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S.I. No. 201/2014 - Student Grant Scheme 2014.
Table of Provisions (42)
Statutory Text (42 Articles)
2. Carers Allowance
3. One Parent Family Payment
4. Deserted Wifes Allowance
5. Disability Allowance
7. Jobseekers Allowance (where held for 391 days or more)*
8. State Pension (Non-Contributory)
9. Guardians Payment (Non-Contributory)
10. Pre-retirement allowance
11. Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension
Social Insurance Payments
12. Carers Benefit
13. Deserted Wifes Benefit
14. Invalidity pension
15. Incapacity Supplement
16. Occupational Injuries Death Benefit (Orphans pension)
17. Occupational Injuries Benefit — Death Benefit (Widow or Widower’s Pension)
18. State Pension (Contributory)
19. Guardians Payment (Contributory)
20. Jobseekers Benefit (continuous for at least 12 months)*
21. Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension
22. State Pension (Transition)
Designated Programmes
23. Back to Education Allowance (Second Level and Third Level Options)
24. Back to Work Allowance (Employees)
25. Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
26. Community Employment Scheme
27. Rural Social Scheme
28. Tús Initiative
29. FÁS Training Programmes, including Apprenticeships
30. Part-time job incentive scheme
31. Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)
Others
32. Foster Care and Aftercare Allowances where paid in respect of the applicant
33. Family Income Supplement (FIS)
34. In receipt of payments under the FIT (Fastrack to IT) initiative equivalent to a social welfare payment;
35. Participants on a training course approved by a Government Department, State Agency or Area Partnership and who were in receipt of an eligible payment prior to progressing to the programme;
36. Grant aided employees in Community Services Programmes (formerly social economy enterprises);
37. In receipt of payments under the Senior Traveller Training Centre programmes.
*Combine periods of Jobseekers Allowance and Jobseekers Benefit and other eligible payments for purposes of meeting the prescribed period of 391 days or 12 month requirement respectively.
The Department of Social Protection Illness Benefit or Maternity Benefit can also be used to combine periods of Jobseekers Allowance and Jobseekers Benefit provided a period of Jobseekers Allowance or Jobseekers Benefit comes directly before and directly after the period of Illness Benefit or Maternity Benefit.
Periods on JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, can also be combined with periods on other listed eligible payments provided a period on an eligible payment comes directly before and directly after the period on JobBridge.
SCHEDULE 3
Rates of maintenance grant for the financial year 2014
Annual Rates
Non-Adjacent Rate
Adjacent Rate
Special rate of maintenance
5,915
2,375
Standard rate—Full Maintenance (100%)
3,025
1,215
Standard rate—Part Maintenance (75%)
2,270
910
Standard rate—Part Maintenance (50%)
1,515
605
Standard rate—Part Maintenance (25%)
755
305
SCHEDULE 4
Maximum overall limits for a fee grant for the 2014/15 academic year
Undergraduate Tuition Fee Element
In respect of the following courses
Maximum fee limit Full (100%) grant in respect of tuition fees
Maximum fee limit Part (50%) grant in respect of tuition fees
Approved undergraduate courses to which the Free Fees Schemes applies.
100% of the EU rate of fee
50% of the EU rate of fee
Approved undergraduate courses provided in the State to which the Free Fees Schemes does not apply.
€6,270
€3,135
Student Contribution Element
Rate
Full (100%) grant in respect of the student contribution charge
€2,750
Part (50%) grant in respect of the student contribution charge
€1,375
Field Trip Element
[Calculation of value available towards compulsory costs]
A student or tuition student who would have qualified for 100% tuition fee element of a fee grant but for the Free Fees Schemes and was awarded a grant towards the student contribution charge.
Maximum Fee Limit
Less
the tuition fee claimed from the State by the institution under the Free Fees Schemes
Less
Student Contribution
€6,270-€x,xxx- €2,750
Equals
maximum amount if any available towards field trip element
€y,yyy
Student or tuition student who qualifies for 100% undergraduate tuition fees or postgraduate tuition fees under the scheme of grants.
Max Fee Limit Amount
Less
EU rate of fee applicable to the course/invoiced to the student
€6,270-€x,xxx
Equals
the maximum amount if any available towards field trip element
€y,yyy
Postgraduate Grants
In respect of the following courses
Maximum fee limit for grant in respect of tuition fees
Postgraduate Fee Contribution
Approved postgraduate courses provided in the State or Northern Ireland.
€6,270
€2,000
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to the making of the foregoing Scheme.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,
7 May 2014.
BRENDAN HOWLIN,
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
7 May 2014.
RUAIRÍ QUINN,
Minister for Education and Skills.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
This Scheme of Grant is made pursuant to powers conferred on the Minister for Education and Skills under the
Student Support Act 2011
.
This Scheme may be cited as the Student Grant Scheme 2014.
38. (1) The tuition fee element of a fee grant payable under this Scheme shall be paid by the awarding authority, to the approved institution, in line with the rate of fee awarded, upon receipt of—
(
a
) an appropriate invoice from the approved institution in respect of the applicable tuition fee,
(
b
) confirmation of registration, as supplied by the approved institution, and
(
c
) confirmation on whether the student is in receipt of, or eligible for, assistance towards the fee from any other source.
(2) The student contribution element of a fee grant payable under this Scheme shall be paid by the awarding authority, except in the case of applicants attending approved courses at Level 6 or 7 of the framework of qualifications in an approved institution in Part B and C of Schedule 1 of the Regulations, who were awarded a grant in respect of such course prior to the coming into operation of a scheme made under the Act before 2012 in which case payments shall be made by the Department of Education and Skills, to the approved institution, in line with the student contribution rate awarded, upon receipt of—
(
a
) an appropriate invoice from the approved institution in respect of the applicable student contribution fee, and
(
b
) confirmation of registration.
(3) The field trip element of a fee grant payable under this Scheme shall be paid by the awarding authority to the student or tuition student, in line with provisions in Schedule 4, upon receipt of the following documents—
(
a
) a field trip form—
(i) with the relevant sections completed, verified and stamped by the approved institution, and
(ii) with relevant sections completed and signed by the student or tuition student; and
(
b
) receipts for expenses being claimed.
Payment of Postgraduate Fee Contribution
39. (1) The postgraduate fee contribution payable under this Scheme shall be paid by the awarding authority, to the approved institution upon receipt of—
(
a
) an appropriate invoice from the approved institution in respect of the applicable postgraduate fee contribution,
(
b
) confirmation of registration, as supplied by the approved institution, and
(
c
) confirmation on whether the student is in receipt of, or eligible for, assistance towards the fee from any other source.
Overpayments
40. Any overpayment made in respect of a grant awarded under this Scheme may be recovered by the paying awarding authority in accordance with section 24 of the Act.
Part 6
Appeals
Appeals to appeals officers
41. Where an applicant is aggrieved by a determination of an awarding authority under this Scheme he or she may, pursuant to section 20 of the Act, appeal against that determination to an appeals officer designated by the awarding authority under that section.
Appeals to Appeals Board
42. Where an applicant is aggrieved by a determination of an appeals officer under section 20(5) of the Act, he or she may, pursuant to section 21 of the Act, appeal against that determination to the Appeals Board.
SCHEDULE 1
Reckonable Income Limits for the 2014/15 academic year
1.
Reckonable income limits
The period 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013 is the reference period for the academic year 2014/15.
A tuition student does not qualify for any maintenance grants. The income limits that apply to tuition students are outlined in Tables C — F of this Schedule.
PLC students
Table A
: Income limits for maintenance grants (as specified in Schedule 3)
To qualify for:______________No. dependent children
Special Rate*
Standard rateFull maintenance 100%
Standard rate Part maintenance 75%
Standard rate Part maintenance 50%
Standard rate Part maintenance 25%
Less than 4
€22,703
€39,875
€40,970
€43,380
€45,790
4 to 7
€22,703
€43,810
€45,025
€47,670
€50,325
8 or more
€22,703
€47,575
€48,890
€51,760
€54,630
Additional increments that may be applied to the income limits in Table A for Maintenance Grants**
+ increment for each additional relevant person
€0
+ €4,830
+ €4,670
+ €4,670
+ €4,670
* To be eligible for the special rate of maintenance the reckonable income on 31 December 2013 must include an eligible payment listed in Schedule 2.
** Increments which may be added to the relevant income limits.
Undergraduate students
Table B
: Income limits for maintenance grants (as specified in Schedule 3)
To qualify for:______________No. dependent children
Special Rate*
Standard rateFull maintenance 100%
Standard rate Part maintenance 75%
Standard rate Part maintenance 50%
Standard rate Part maintenance 25%
Less than 4
€22,703
€39,875
€40,970
€43,380
€45,790
4 to 7
€22,703
€43,810
€45,025
€47,670
€50,325
8 or more
€22,703
€47,575
€48,890
€51,760
€54,630
Additional increments that may be applied to the income limits in Table B for Maintenance Grants**
+ increment for each additional relevant person
€0
+ €4,830
+ €4,670
+ €4,670
+ €4,670
* Increments which may be added to the relevant income limits.
** To be eligible for the special rate of maintenance the reckonable income on 31 December 2013 must include an eligible payment listed in Schedule 2.
Any maintenance grant awarded under the income limits in Table B will also include an award for the full student contribution grant, where the student contribution is chargeable.
Table C
: Income limits for the student contribution grant (as specified in Schedule 4)
To qualify for:______________No. of dependent children
Student contribution100%
Student contribution50%
Less than 4
€49,840
€54,240
4 to 7
€54,765
€59,595
8 or more
€59,455
€64,700
Additional increments that may be applied to the income limits in Table C for Student Contribution Grants*
+ increment for each additional relevant person
+ €4,830
+ €4,830
* Increments which may be added to the relevant income limits
Table D
: Income limits for tuition fees (as specified in Schedule 4)
To qualify for:______________No.of dependent children
(i) 100% tuition fees(ii) Field trip expenses
50% tuition fees
Less than 4
€45,790
€49,840
4 to 7
€50,325
€54,765
8 or more
€54,630
€59,455
Additional increments that may be applied to the income limits in Table D for tuition fee grants*
+ increment for each additional relevant person
+ €4,670
+ €4,830
* Increments which may be added to the relevant income limits
Postgraduate students
Table E
Income limits for tuition fees (as specified in Schedule 4)
To qualify for:______________No.of dependent children
(i) Tuition fees **(ii) Field trip expenses
Less than 4
€22,703
4 to 7
€22,703
8 or more
€22,703
Additional increments that may be applied to the income limits in Table E for tuition fees*
+ increment for each additional relevant person
+ €0
* Increments which may be added to the relevant income limits
** To be eligible for tuition fees the conditions for the special rate of maintenance must be satisfied
Table F
: Income limits for postgraduate fee contribution (as specified in Schedule 4)
To qualify for:______________No. of dependent children
Postgraduate Fee Contribution
Less than 4
€31,500
4 to 7
€34,615
8 or more
€37,580
Additional increments that may be applied to the income limits in Table F for postgraduate fee contribution*
+ increment for each additional relevant person
+ €4,980
* Increments which may be applied to the relevant income limits
In the 2014/15 academic year, where the applicant plus one or more relevant persons are attending an approved course for the purposes of this Scheme or a full-time course of at least one years duration in further or higher education and training in the State or any other Member State leading to a major award at Levels 5 to 10, of the framework of qualifications or to an equivalent qualification made by a recognised awarding body in the State or in another Member State, the reckonable income limits for each of the rates of grant in Tables A, B, C, D & F may be increased by an additional increment as identified.
Holiday Earnings
2.
Holiday Earnings
A deduction of up to a maximum amount of €3,809 may be applied to student earnings outside of term time but within the reference period.
SCHEDULE 2
Eligible payments for the special rate of maintenance grant for the 2014/15 academic year
As at 31 December 2013, the reckonable income must include one of the eligible payments listed in this Schedule net of—
(
a
) income disregards (as set out in article 22(4) of this Scheme); and
(
b
) Child Dependant Increase (C.D.I.), where paid by the Department of Social Protection.
Social Assistance Payments