Written answers
Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Department of Education and Skills
Student Universal Support Ireland Data
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI applications that have been submitted in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number awarded the full grant; the number awarded a part grant; the number declined respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48341/18]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The data provided in the following table is in respect of students who were awarded a grant from SUSI the centralised grant awarding authority, which was established in 2012. It does not encompass data relating to the 66 awarding authorities who have continued to process renewal applications on a transistionary basis, as their data is not collated in the format requested by the Deputy.
The following table provides a breakdown of the awards for each of the academic years 2013/14 – 2018/19 (provisional) in the categories requested by the Deputy. Please note that not all students who are awarded a grant take up the grant for a variety of reasons e.g. deferral of course or repeating a year.
The data in the tables has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.
| RATE | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 to date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded Full Rate | 42,103 | 53,441 | 59,847 | 60,891 | 59,290 | 56,926 |
| Awarded Part Rate | 17,752 | 21,813 | 24,167 | 23,219 | 22,784 | 21,402 |
| Refused | 23,713 | 19,199 | 18,593 | 17,640 | 17,132 | 13,483 |
| Cancelled | 8,721 | 9,294 | 5,598 | 3,558 | 4,167 | 2,949 |
| Work in progress | 3,748 | |||||
| Total | 92,289 | 103,747 | 108,205 | 105,308 | 103,373 | 98,508 |
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI applications that were declined between 2013 and 2018; the number of these that were appealed; the number of successful appeals; the number of applications forwarded to the Students Grant Appeal Board and that were successful in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48342/18]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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The data provided in the following table is in respect of students who were awarded a grant from SUSI the centralised grant awarding authority, which was established in 2012. It does not encompass data relating to the 66 awarding authorities who have continued to process renewal applications on a transistionary basis, as their data is not collated in the format requested by the Deputy.
The first table - SUSI Grants appeals provides a breakdown of applications for each of the academic years 2013/14 – 2018/19 (provisional) in the categories requested by the Deputy. The data in the tables has been supplied to my Department by SUSI.
The second table - Stats for PQ relating to the number of applications forwarded to the Students Grant Appeal Board and the number of successful appeals to the Board has been prepared by the Board's administrative support team.
2.1 The number of applications declined (i.e. refused grants)
| Applications to SUSI | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23,713 | 19,199 | 18,593 | 17,640 | 17,132 | 13,483 |
2.2 The number of appeals - *Note - data on appeals was not disaggregated between appeals on declined applications and appeals on applications awarded grants (i.e. appeals for higher rate of grants)
| Appeals to SUSI* | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (@ 11.11.18) | ||||||
| 6,525 | 4,148 | 5,805 | 5,483 | 5,042 | 4,105 |
2.3 The number of successful appeals
Appeal Outcomes | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 (@ 11.11.18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals Upheld | 3,906 | 1,938 | 2,691 | 2,598 | 2,281 | 1,287 |
| Appeals Refused | 2,619 | 2,210 | 3,114 | 2,885 | 2,761 | 1,805 |
| Total Appeals to SUSI | 6,525 | 4,148 | 5,805 | 5,483 | 5,042 | 3,092 |
Appeals received by Student Grants Appeals Board from 1st Sept 2012 - 19th November 2018
| Academic Year | Total Appeals Received SGAB | Successful Appeals |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Sept 2012 - 31st August 2013 | 783 | 201 |
| 1st Sept 2013 - 31st August 2014 | 923 | 239 |
| 1st Sept 2014 - 31st August 2015 | 664 | 177 |
| 1st Sept 2015 - 31st August 2016 | 774 | 284 |
| 1st Sept 2016 - 31st August 2017 | 724 | 252 |
| 1st Sept 2017 - 31st August 2018 | 942 | 243 |
| 1st Sept 2018 - 13th November 2018 | 530 | 66 |
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SUSI applicants between 2013 and 2018, having been declined application and appeal that have brought a case to the High Court on a point of law which is the suggested next step by SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48343/18]
Joe McHugh (Donegal, Fine Gael)
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If an individual applicant considers that s/he has been unjustly refused a student grant or that the rate of grant awarded is not the correct one, s/he may appeal, in the first instance, to SUSI.
Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in his/her case, an appeal form outlining the position may be submitted by the applicant to the independent Student Grants Appeals Board within the required timeframe.
Following the full appeals process, a person who is aggrieved by a determination of the Appeals Board, can appeal to the High Court on a specified point of law under Section 21(6) of the Student Support Act 2011.
Between 2013 and 2018 a total of 9 applications have appealed to the High Court under Section 21(6) of the Student Support Act 2011.
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