Education
Third-level education changes as a result of Budget 2012
The student contribution has been increased by ¤250 per year from the academic year 2012/2013. This will take effect from September 2012.
The student grant is reduced by 3%. This reduction applies to existing and new grant-holders from January 2012. The value of certain capital assets will be taken into account in the means test for student grants from 2013.
New postgraduate students whose means would formerly have qualified them for the special rate of student grant will now only get a fee grant. They will not get a maintenance grant.
