Calls for reform of not fit for purpose SUSI scheme
Updated / Friday, 23 Apr 2021
12:04
St Vincent de Paul in Galway says numbers seeking financial assistance to afford college has increased significantly
Regional Reporter
The Society of St Vincent de Paul have joined calls by the Union of Students in Ireland to reform the SUSI grant scheme ahead of a full return to college.
The funding model has been described as not fit for purpose and no longer in line with the cost of living.
Dylan O’Halloran is a First Year Medical student at NUI Galway and one of the first in his family to go to third-level. He gets his fees paid by SUSI along with a maintenance grant of €140 a month.