Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Student Universal Support Ireland disregards mortgage interest supplement when assessing entitlement to grants. [2788/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Assessment of means under my Department 's student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources of the applicant and his/her parent(s)/legal guardian. Where applicable, certain social welfare and health service executive payments are considered exempt. It is necessary, therefore, that information regarding all income is accounted for when completing the grant application form.

The list of payments, known for the purposes of the Student Grant Scheme 2012 as "income disregards" does not extend to mortgage interest supplement.

Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Student Universal Support Ireland disregards exceptional needs payments when assessing entitlement to grants. [2789/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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Assessment of means under my Department 's student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources of the applicant and his/her parent(s)/legal guardian, where applicable, with certain social welfare and health service executive payments being exempt. It is necessary, therefore, that information regarding all income is accounted for when completing the grant application form.

Certain exceptional needs payments, made by the Department of Social Protection, such as the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, Bereavement Grant or payments for funeral expenses may be excluded in calculating reckonable income.