Higher Education Grants
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-20
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Simon Harris (FG), Wicklow

I am satisfied, without getting into the individual case as I do not have all of the details, that the legislation and regulations allow for a change of circumstance where students or families were receiving, to use the Deputy's phrase, an exceptional payment for a period of time during the pandemic and, due to work resuming or changes, they are no longer receiving that payment. They need to be able to tell SUSI and SUSI needs to be able to take it into consideration. I want the Deputy to know we monitor on a weekly basis how the SUSI scheme is going for the year. We will continue to do this. I am willing to act if an anomaly or difficulty arises. So far, what I am seeing is that many of the people applying are being granted a payment and there is a change of circumstances mechanism in place.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-20