The Maintenance Grant is the only funding available to PLC students
*The conditions to qualify for Special Rate are:
• Total household reckonable income must not exceed €24,500; and
• Reckonable income must include one of the long term Department of Social Protection eligible
payments which qualify you for Special Rate as prescribed under the Student Grant Scheme. See Special Rate awards for a list of eligible payments
Rate | Less than 4 dependent children | Between 4 and 7 dependent children | 8 or more dependent children | Income Threshold Increase per additional person in college |
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Special Rate* of Maintenance Threshold | Reckonable income must be under €24,500 | Reckonable income must be under €24,500 | Reckonable income must be under €24,500 | |
Special Adj. Rate* Rate of Maintenance grant available (45km or Under) | €2,375 | €2,375 | €2,375 | |
Special Non Adj.* Rate Rate of Maintenance grant available (Over 45 km) | €5,915 | €5,915 | €5,915 | |
100% Rate of maintenance Threshold | Reckonable income must be under €39,875 | Reckonable income must be under €43,810 | Reckonable income must be under €47,575 | +€4,830 |
100% Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (45km or Under) | €1,215 | €1,215 | €1,215 | |
100% Non Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (Over 45 km | €3,025 | €3025 | €3,025 | |
75% Rate of maintenance Threshold | Reckonable income must be under €40,970 | Reckonable income must be under €45,025 | Reckonable income must be under €48,890 | +€4,670 |
75% Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (45km or Under) | €910 | €910 | €910 | |
75% Non Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (Over 45 km) | €2,270 | €2,270 | €2,270 | |
50% Rate of maintenance Threshold | Reckonable income must be under €43,380 | Reckonable income must be under €47,670 | Reckonable income must be under €51,760 | +€4,670 |
50% Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (45km or Under) | €605 | €605 | €605 | |
50% Non Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (Over 45 km) | €1,515 | €1,515 | €1,515 | |
25% Rate of maintenance Threshold | Reckonable income must be under €45,790 | Reckonable income must be under €50,325 | Reckonable income must be under €54,630 | +€4,670 |
25% Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (45km or Under) | €305 | €305 | €305 | |
25% Non Adj. Rate of Maintenance grant available (Over 45km) | €755 | €755 | €755 |