45 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the nominal interest earned in 2004 for special savings accounts and special savings investment accounts is being calculated for mature students when assessing eligibility for top-up grants when this method is not being applied by the Revenue Commissioners in assessing income for the previous tax year as it has not yet been earned; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that such a calculation affects a number of borderline cases that cannot access this income for purchasing educational materials or feeding their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27706/05]

Summary

45 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the nominal interest earned in 2004 for special savings accounts and special savings investment accounts is being calculated for mature students when assessing eligibility for top-up grants when this method is not being applied by the Revenue Commissioners in assessing income for the previous tax year as it has not yet been earned; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that such a calculation affects a number of borderline cases that cannot access this income for purchasing educational materials or feeding their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27706/05]

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Higher Education Grants.

  xml · EN · 11 October 2005

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.