[…]cash terms and against inflation. We said many times that families and students were approaching a breaking point – and it’s clear from this report that that point has long been reached. A review of the effectiveness of current grant levels needs to be quickly undertaken.” On the wider issue of student drop-out, she added: “I very much welcome the chair of the Higher Education Authority’s desire to get to the bottom of student dropout – and USI will of course support his efforts with solid evidence and representation from across the country.” Accommodation Crisis High among the reasons for […]
[…]target third-level student supports by the Government. “Students and families are already at breaking point, and the cost of college continues to increase. This week, an ILCU survey showed that 84% of families are already struggling to meet the cost of third level. “75,000 students and their families depend on the grant each year, a grant that has been targeted in each of the last four Budgets. Any further cut to the grant will push these struggling families over the edge. “SERD, launched by USI this week, will mobilise these students and their families, creating a block of over 200,000 […]
[…]taking the opportunities presented to you can help”. Through Twitter, #HomesForStudy garnered national and local media attention by being the first port-of-call for journalists to get the scoop without sending a single press release for stories of students who were homeless. With a membership of 354,000 students all over Ireland USI use Twitter to show each member what is being done, how it’s being done and when. USI won the title of Best Zero Budget Social Media Campaign in 2016 with the campaign […]
[…]comprehensive database of all USI communication with the media, including all press releases and statements released by the organisation Much more video and in depth commentary from USI’s officers (but check out Welfare Officer Denise McCarthy’s introduction to the Rent Book on the right hand side of this page) USI has developed this site entirely in-house, using the open-source WordPress […]
