Govt considering revised earning limit for SUSI grant

“Students will be able to work and earn more this summer and still qualify for third-level grants, under plans being considered by Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris …” (more)

[Mícheál Lehane, RTÉ News, 30 May]

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