[…]advice and are working towards ending homelessness RTB – Residential tenancy board have an online dispute service if you’re having troubles with your landlord MABS – A money advice and budgeting services which is free, confidential and independent. Click the link below to find out more about USI affiliated college rental […]
[…]and post-based. 6. Not an Integrated Process: The grant applications system is not designed end-to-end. This means that applicants have to go between Government departments to collect the necessary documentation, making the process even more complex than it already is. SUSI did nothing to change this system. 7. Lack of Staff: CDVEC’s service proposal outlined the staff and resources it would need to cope with the peak demands placed on it in 2012. However, the right resources did not come at the right time and there were issues getting staff because of constraints on public service staff spending. 8. Poor Management Structure: Managment […]
[…]Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) and BelongTo, are promoting the event to young people between 15-24 to get involved and ensure they are part of shaping the LGBTI+ Youth Strategy for Ireland. To participate online via spunout.ie, just click here: https://tinyurl.com/IrishLGBTIStrategy To participate in the consultations happening around the country, just contact your local Students’ Union welfare officer by email. All events are after 6pm apart from the National Dublin event, which will be during the day on Saturday May 13th. Register your interest now to your local SU Welfare officer, and further info will be sent to you in […]
[…]are under enormous pressure and they can’t take much more. This was the case before COVID-19, and it has been worsened by the pandemic. Students in Ireland continue to pay the highest fees in the EU, while spending an entire year studying from their bedrooms. We need action from Government, but we also need full support from every other TD in Dáil Eireann.” USI will also send an Education for All virtual Christmas card to all TDs with a link to the pledge asking them to give students the gift of real, meaningful support this year. The six elements of […]
[…]revealed in the survey, according to ICOS and the Union of Students in Ireland (USI). One-in-five third-level international students have lost their jobs but are unable to access the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, according to the research among third-level and English language students about their wellbeing during COVID-19. As well as job losses, the pandemic is having a serious impact on international students getting part-time jobs and enough hours to support their studies, many are even struggling to obtain a PPS Number, while 67 per cent of international students say they are concerned they will not be able to pay their […]