The charity spent about €4 million last year supporting families with education costs at all levels, with half of this spent on helping people access third-level education and training courses.
“We have more students than ever coming in here every day of the week – I would say we have about 50 requests a week, in person or on email, asking for help,” said Patrick Curtin, president of SETU’s students’ union in Waterford. Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris has said the Government is responding to the cost of living by reducing registration fees and increasing the maintenance grant.
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