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Covid-19: Students frustrated at missing out on £500 help
By Michael Sheils McNamee
image captionStudents in full-time education in Northern Ireland are to receive £500
Some students in Northern Ireland have expressed frustration at missing out on a newly-announced support payment.
On Thursday, Economy Minister Diane Dodds said £500 would be given to students due to disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Almost 40,000 students in universities and further education colleges are set to benefit from the money.
But part-time students and non-EU students based in Northern Ireland look set to miss out.
Northern Ireland students in other regions of the UK and the Republic of Ireland are also not eligible and Deputy First Minister Michelle O Neill has raised that issue with the Department for the Economy, which is issuing the payments. ....

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