Students have welcomed changes to the SUSI grant system but believe they won't go far enough to support them through the current cost of living crisis.
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris has announced plans which will allow students receiving funds from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) to earn an additional €2,000 euro over the summer period without risking their student grant. The maintenance grant that some students on SUSI can avail of is also set to be raised by an additional €200.
Laura McCarthy, a postgraduate student of Women’s Studies, says that the proposals are promising but that more changes are needed for students as a result of inflation and high living costs.
