Who will benefit?

Undergraduate students eligible for the free fees initiative.

How much extra will eligible students receive?

SUSI will pay the applicable rate to colleges on behalf of students who have been awarded 100% student contribution.

For students awarded 50% student contribution, the reduction will mean that the balance they pay to their college will be €1,000 for the 2023/24 academic year.

For students awarded the €500 student contribution, the reduction will mean that the balance they pay to their college will be €1,500 for the 2023/24 academic year.

Who will benefit?

Postgraduate students who have been awarded a postgraduate fee contribution grant.

Postgraduate students who receive the special rate of grant and a fee contribution of up to €6,270 are not included in this measure.

How much extra will eligible students receive?

Eligible students will receive an additional €1,000 towards their postgraduate fee contribution grant.

When will eligible students receive this payment?

SUSI will pay the higher amount directly to the student’s college.

Who will benefit?

All maintenance grant holders studying PLC and undergraduate courses, plus postgraduate students in receipt of the special rate of maintenance.

How much extra will eligible students receive?

From January 2024, the non-adjacent maintenance rates will increase by €615 and the adjacent maintenance rates will increase by 10%. Eligible students in the current academic year will see their maintenance grant payments in respect of January to May 2024 increase proportionately once this measure comes into effect in January 2024. 

These increases will not be backdated to the start of the 2023/24 academic year.

The approximate increase for the period January to May 2024 for each rate of grant is set out below:

When will eligible students receive the increased payment?

This increase will begin on an annualised basis from January 2024 in respect of payments for January to May 2024.

Who will benefit?

Postgraduate students who meet the income thresholds set out in the table below and who meet all other eligibility criteria may be eligible for a maintenance grant from January 2024.

*To be eligible for the special rate of maintenance the reckonable income on 31 December 2022 must include an eligible payment listed in Schedule 2 of the Student Grant Scheme.

How much extra will students receive?

Eligible postgraduate students will receive a proportionate maintenance grant from January to May 2024. The approximate grant rates are set out in the table below:

Postgraduate students who are already in receipt of a special rate of maintenance grant will benefit from the increases in maintenance grant rates effective from January 2024.

When will eligible students receive this payment?

This increase will begin on an annualised basis from January 2024 in respect of maintenance payments for January to May 2024.

These increases will not be backdated to the start of the 2023/24 academic year.

How do postgraduate students avail of the maintenance grant?

If you have already been awarded the Postgraduate Fee Contribution for academic year 2023/24 and your reckonable income is under the threshold for a maintenance grant, your application will be reassessed by SUSI.

Who will benefit?

Maintenance grant holders studying PLC, undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

How much extra will students receive?

From September 2024, the non-adjacent maintenance rates will increase by €615 and the adjacent maintenance rates will increase by 10%.

The approximate grant rates and increases are as follows:

When will eligible students receive this payment?

The increase will take effect from the start of academic year 2024/25.

Who will benefit?

Eligible postgraduate students who meet the  eligibility criteria including income thresholds.

How much extra will students receive?

The approximate increase is as follows:

When will eligible students receive this payment?

The increase will take effect from the start of academic year 2024/25.

1. An increase to the income threshold for Band 4 Maintenance from €46,790 to €50,840.
2. An increase to the income threshold for 100% Student Contribution grant from €50,840 to €55,924.