effective ratio to a level of 22:1. 30 The cost of Restore Post Graduate Grants to 2011 Levels reinstating postgraduate Assumptions: student grants. There were 2,141 post-grad students in receipt of a SUSI grant in 2016/17. It is assumed that the number of post-grad based on the students, will return to the levels prior to the Budget adjustment i.e. 6,027 students. previous system of The calculations are based on the assumption that the measure would be announced in Budget 2018, and implemented for postgraduate the 2018/19 academic year. student grants It is assumed that all additional students (3,886 students) will receive the non-adjacent maintenance grant of 100% and the which was full fee grant of €6,270. significantly curtailed over Costings recent years. 31 The cost of: Increasing the rate of student grant levels across all headings by 5% A) Increasing the Assumptions: rate of the student Calculations are based on student numbers for the academic year 2016/17 with no adjustment for future levels across all demographics. headings by i) 5% ii) Calculations are based on the student maintenance grant levels. at the projected Calculations are based on increasing maintenance grant rates by 5%. rate of inflation with The calculations are based on the assumption that measure would be announced in Budget 2018, and CPI and HICP implemented for the 2018/19 academic year. costings. Costings B) Cost of decreasing adjacent rate of grant from 45km to 24km.
effective ratio to a level of 22:1. 30 The cost of reinstating postgraduate student grants. based on the previous system of postgraduate student grants which was significantly curtailed over recent years. Restore Post Graduate Grants to 2011 Levels Assumptions: There were 2,141 post-grad students in receipt of a SUSI grant in 2016/17. It is assumed that the number of post-grad students, will return to the levels prior to the Budget adjustment i.e. 6,027 students. The calculations are based on the assumption that the measure would be announced in Budget 2018, and implemented for the 2018/19 academic year. It is assumed that all additional students (3,886 students) will receive the non-adjacent maintenance grant of 100% and the full fee grant of €6,270. Costings 31 The cost of: A) Increasing the rate of the student levels across all headings by i) 5% ii) at the projected rate of inflation with CPI and HICP costings. B) Cost of decreasing rate of grant from 45km to 24km. Increasing the rate of student grant levels across all headings by 5% Assumptions: Calculations are based on student numbers for the academic year 2016/17 with no adjustment for future demographics. Calculations are based on the student maintenance grant levels. Calculations are based on increasing maintenance grant rates by 5%. The calculations are based on the assumption that measure would be announced in Budget 2018, and implemented for the 2018/19 academic year. Costings adjacent
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