Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students can lose their SUSI grant if they register as homeless. [41385/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The student grant scheme administered by SUSI, provides maintenance grants to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means.

Prospective applicants who register as homeless will not lose their grant, provided they continue to meet the eligibility criteria regarding means, nationality etc.