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Study options Two study options are available under the BTEA scheme: - Second-level option - Third-level option All courses must lead to a Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) accreditation (these include FETAC or HETAC awards) or equivalent. You must also progress in educational qualifications. For example, if you already have a Level 6 qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications, the course you attend must be for at least a Level 7 qualification. This progression rule has been relaxed for people applying for second-level courses at Levels 5 and 6 in certain limited circumstances. If you already hold a Level 5 or 6 qualification in an area that is no longer growing (obtained at least 3 years ago) and you have worked for at least 3 years and you satisfy all the other BTEA criteria, you may be allowed to do further courses at either of these levels - provided the course is at second level, will enable you to progress your career, lasts no more than 2 years (24 months) and meets future skills needs or local demand. Your DEASP Case Officer must also recommend the course if you are getting a jobseeker's payment. Second-level option You can attend a second-level course of education at any secondary, community, comprehensive or vocational school. The course must be full-time and lead to a certificate recognised by the Department of Education and Skills or approved by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), for example, Junior Certificate, Leaving Certificate, Post Leaving Certificate or a City and Guilds Certificate. An Access or Foundation course is considered to be a second-level course for BTEA purposes. Third-level option You can attend any third-level course of education in an approved third-level institution (university, institute of education or third-level college). The course must be a full-time day course and be approved for the Student Grant Scheme or be approved by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC). Note that not all HETAC courses are approved for BTEA. Undergraduate courses In general you must be starting your third-level course at year one. However, you may be eligible for BTEA if you: - Are exempt from part of your course because of a qualification you received in a previous course. For example, you have a higher certificate in a course that you now wish to take to degree level. - Completed a year (or years) of your course as a part-time student - Completed earlier years before becoming unemployed or receiving statutory redundancy - Are permitted by your school or college to proceed to the next year of a course having dropped out or deferred a year (due to mitigating circumstances) - Were getting a One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) while in full-time education and were affected by age-related changes to OFP. People in this situation may be admitted to BTEA mid-course. Postgraduate courses You can get the Back to Education Allowance for a postgraduate course of study that leads to a Higher Diploma (H. Dip.) qualification in any discipline or a Professional Masters in Education. Other types of postgraduate qualifications are not recognised for BTEA. The only exception to this is where a college has admitted a person without a third-level qualification to a Master’s course on the basis of relevant life experience - in these cases the person may be entitled to BTEA. You will not get BTEA if you already have a postgraduate qualification. Student grants The Student Grant Scheme is divided into 2 components – maintenance grants and fee grants. You cannot get the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) and the maintenance component of a student grant together. Although you are not entitled to the maintenance component of the student grant, you must still submit a student grant application form to be assessed for a fee grant to pay your Student Contribution (formerly called the student services charge), field trip costs and tuition fees (if payable). If you are getting a One-Parent Family Payment (or Jobseeker’s Transitional payment) or a disability payment (Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Illness Benefit) you can choose to stay on your current social welfare payment (if you continue to meet the rules of the scheme) and apply for a student grant or you can choose to transfer to the BTEA, depending on which option will benefit you most. In general, people who are studying full-time are not entitled to Rent Supplement unless they are getting BTEA. Read more in our document on social welfare payments and student grants. Qualifying for BTEA In general, to qualify for the BTEA you must be over 21, or over 24 for postgraduate courses - see also 'Age limits' below - and have been getting a qualifying social welfare payment. You must always have been accepted onto a qualifying course. Qualifying social welfare payments Since 2015, if you are a new BTEA applicant and you were getting a jobseeker's payment, Farm Assist, a One-Parent Family Payment or a Jobseeker's Transitional payment, you must re-establish your entitlement to a primary payment to continue to be entitled to BTEA for the second or subsequent years of study. Since 1 January 2015 you no longer qualify for BTEA when your Jobseeker’s Benefit ends – after 6 or 9 months. You must qualify for another payment to continue to get BTEA. People who qualified for BTEA from Jobseeker’s Benefit before 1 January 2015 can continue to get BTEA until the end of their course and if they are progressing to a new approved course. Qualifying period For second-level courses you must have been getting a qualifying social welfare payment (see above) for at least 3 months (78 paid or credited days of unemployment). You must be getting the qualifying payment immediately before you start the course. For third-level courses you must have been getting a qualifying social welfare payment (see above) for 9 months (234 paid or credited days of unemployment). You must be getting the qualifying payment immediately before you start the course. For the Professional Masters in Education, you must have been getting a qualifying social welfare payment for 12 months (312 paid or credited days of unemployment. Satisfying the qualifying period You do not have to have been getting your qualifying payment continuously. Periods spent on other qualifying social welfare payments (or getting credits) that are not broken by more than 12 months (52 weeks) can be used to determine whether you satisfy the qualifying period criteria. You must always be getting a qualifying payment immediately before starting your course. Time spent on the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA), Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), full-time FET (formerly FÁS) training courses, Community Employment schemes, Part-time Job Incentive scheme, Gateway, Community Services Programme, Rural Social Scheme, TÚS, Workplace Placement Scheme (WPP), Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, Short Term Enterprise Allowance, Job Initiative, Job Assist and JobBridge may count towards the qualifying period for BTEA purposes. This provision only applies where you have established an entitlement to a qualifying social welfare payment immediately before you start your course of study. Time spent on Youthreach can count towards the qualifying period provided you establish an entitlement to a qualifying social welfare payment before or after completing the Youthreach programme. Time spent in prison in the Irish State can count towards the qualifying period provided you establish an entitlement to a qualifying social welfare payment. Time spent on Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) or on direct provision can count towards the qualifying period for BTEA. This applies only if you establish an entitlement to a qualifying social welfare payment immediately before you start your course of study and satisfy the linking rules (see above). If you have been awarded statutory redundancy and are entitled to a qualifying social welfare payment immediately before you start the course, you can get immediate access to BTEA without any waiting period. You must take part in the BTEA scheme within one year of getting statutory redundancy and satisfy all the other conditions. Age limits To qualify for the Back to Education Allowance, you must be at least 21 years of age. You must be at least 24 for a third-level postgraduate course. However, if you are getting Jobseeker's Allowance, Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Transitional payment or One-Parent Family Payment for the required period (3 months/78 days, 9 months/234 days or 12 months/312 days), are aged between 18 and 20 and have been out of the formal education system for at least 2 years, you may qualify for BTEA. If you are aged 18 or over (over 24 for the postgraduate option) and getting Blind Pension, Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Incapacity Supplement for the required period (3 months/78 days or 9 months/234 days) you may qualify for BTEA. Unemployment or illness credits If you are signing on for unemployment credits or submitting medical certificates for illness credits, for the required period of time (either 3, 9, 12 months or 2 years depending on your course), you may qualify to participate in the BTEA scheme on a non-payment basis. This means that you do not get a weekly Back to Education Allowance. You continue to be awarded credited contributions while you are taking part in the BTEA scheme. If you are participating in the BTEA scheme on a non-payment basis, you can also apply for a student grant, to be assessed for both the fee and maintenance component of the grant. Other people who can qualify for BTEA Since 2 June 2015, qualified adults must establish an entitlement to a qualifying payment in their own right before they can be approved for BTEA. The rate payable is based on their entitlement. You can use time spent as a qualified adult to satisfy the qualifying period. Before 2 June 2015, a qualified adult of a person who can claim BTEA could qualify for BTEA in their own right. Both partners can get BTEA while taking an approved course. Monitoring arrangements You must provide a certificate from the school/college confirming your registration, commencement and attendance at the course. You must supply this information before payment can begin. During the course of the academic year, you may be asked to provide confirmation that you are still taking part in the course. If you change from a jobseeker's payment to BTEA, you do not need to sign on while you are getting BTEA. BTEA and other payments People getting a Back to Education Allowance cannot work full-time and are not eligible for Community Employment, Community Services Programme, Tús, Rural Social Scheme, any other FET (formerly FÁS) or Fáilte Ireland training programmes, Part-time Job Incentive Scheme or any other employment or training scheme or programme operated by the National Learning Network. People getting a Back to Education Allowance are not eligible for Working Family Payment (WFP). BTEA and part-time work Since the 2016/2017 academic year, people getting BTEA who take up work during the academic year will be assessed under the rules (including means assessment) that apply to their primary payment - the payment they qualified for BTEA from. This only applies to new applicants or people who return to BTEA after a break. Previously, part-time work during the academic year did not affect the rate of BTEA paid. If you were getting a jobseeker’s payment before going back to education, your BTEA is not paid over the summer months period between academic years. will be paid from the start of the new academic year provided you continue to satisfy the eligibility criteria.) If you are not able to find work during the summer period, you may be entitled to Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowance. You must meet all the conditions, including being capable of work, available for work and genuinely looking for work. If you claim Jobseeker’s Allowance (JA) and work part-time your earnings are assessed against your JA. If you were getting a One-Parent Family Payment, Jobseeker's Transitional payment or a disability payment before going back to education, your BTEA will continue to be paid over the summer provided you are returning to an approved course and are progressing in your education. If you work over the summer, your means from work are assessed using the rules that apply to the original payment. If you stop work or your work pattern changes, you should inform your Intreo Centre so your case can be reassessed.
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Roghanna staidéir Tá dhá rogha staidéir ar fáil faoin scéim seo: - Rogha dara leibhéal - Rogha tríú leibhéal Ní mór go n-eascróidh creidiúnú Dhearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (QQI) as gach cúrsa (áirítear leo seo dámhachtainí FETAC nó HETAC) nó a gcomhionann. Anuas air sin, ní mór duit dul chun cinn a dhéanamh i gcáilíochtaí oideachais. Mar shampla, má tá cáilíocht Leibhéal 6 bainte amach agat ar an gCreat Náisiúnta Cáilíochtaí cheana féin, ní mór go mbeidh cáilíocht Leibhéal 7, ar a laghad, le baint amach sa chúrsa ar a bhfreastalaíonn tú. Ó Mheitheamh 2014, maolaíodh an riail um dhul chun cinn seo i measc daoine a dhéanann iarratas ar chúrsaí dara leibhéal ar Leibhéal 5 agus 6 faoi chúinsí teoranta áirithe. Má tá cáilíocht Leibhéal 5 nó 6 bainte amach cheana féin agat i limistéar nach bhfuil ag fás a thuilleadh, má d’oibrigh tú ar feadh 3 bliana, ar a laghad, in Éirinn agus má shásaíonn tú gach critéar eile den BTEA, b’fhéidir go mbeidh cead agat breis cúrsaí a dhéanamh ar cheachtar de na leibhéil seo – a fhad agus atá an cúrsaí ar an dara leibhéal, a fhad agus go gcuirfidh an cúrsa ar do chumas do ghairm a chur chun cinn, a fhad agus nach maireann sé ar feadh breis agus dhá bhliain (24 mí) agus go gcomhlíonann sé riachtanais scileanna amach anseo nó éileamh áitiúil. Ní mór do d’Oifigeach Cáis de chuid na RCS an cúrsa a mholadh, chomh maith. Rogha dara leibhéal Féadfaidh tú freastal ar chúrsa oideachais dara leibhéal ag aon mheánscoil, pobalscoil, scoil chuimsitheach nó gairmscoil. Ní mór gur cúrsa lánaimseartha atá sa chúrsa agus ní mór go n-eascróidh teastas as a aithníonn an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna nó a fhaomhann Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (DCCÉ), mar shampla, an Teastas Sóisearach, an Ardteistiméireacht, cúrsa Iar-Ardteistiméireachta nó Teastas City and Guilds. Ní mheastar gurb ionann cúrsa Rochtana nó Bonnleibhéil agus cúrsa dara leibhéal ar mhaithe le cuspóirí LFAO. Rogha tríú leibhéal Féadfaidh tú freastal ar aon chúrsa oideachais tríú leibhéal atá faofa don Scéim Deontais Mhac Léinn. Ní mór gur cúrsa lae lánaimseartha atá sa chúrsa. Cúrsaí fochéime Go ginearálta, ní mór go bhfuil tús á chur agat le do chúrsa tríú leibhéal ag bliain a haon. B’fhéidir go mbeifeá i dteideal LFAO a fháil, áfach: - Má tá tú díolmhaithe ó chuid de do chúrsa mar gheall ar cháilíocht a bhain tú amach i gcúrsa roimhe seo. Mar shampla, tá ardteastas bainte amach agat i gcúrsa agus tá sé ar intinn anois agat tabhairt faoi chúrsa den chineál sin ar leibhéal céime. - Má chríochnaigh tú bliain amháin (nó níos mó) de do chúrsa mar mhac léinn páirtaimseartha - Má chríochnaigh tú blianta níos luaithe sula raibh tú dífhostaithe nó sula ndearnadh iomarcach go reachtúil thú - Má cheadaíonn do scoil nó coláiste duit leanúint ar aghaidh chuig an gcéad bhliain eile i gcúrsa tar éis gur éirigh tú as an gcúrsa nó gur chuir tú an cúrsa siar (mar gheall ar chúinsí maolaithe) - Má bhí Íocaíocht Teaghlach Aontuismitheora (ÍTA) á fáil agat fad a bhí tú ag tabhairt faoi oideachas lánaimseartha agus má rinne athruithe a bhaineann le haois a tháinig ar an ÍTA difear duit. Más féidir daoine sa chás seo a cheadú bheith rannpháirteach in LFAO i lár an chúrsa. Cúrsaí iarchéime Is féidir leat an Liúntas um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas a fháil i dtaobh cúrsa staidéir iarchéime óna n-eascraíonn cáilíocht Ard-Dioplóma (H.Dip.) i ndisciplín ar bith nó a n-eascraíonn Máistreacht Ghairmiúil san Oideachas as. Ní bhfaighidh tú an BTEA má tá agat cheana cáilíocht iarchéime. Níl ach aon eisceachta amháin. Má lig coláiste duine gan bhunchéim isteach ar chúrsa Mháistir de bharr taithí ar an saol ábhar. Sna cásanna seo, d’fhéadfadh an duine teidlíocht LFO a bheith aige. Ní bhfaighidh tú an BTEA má tá cáilíocht iarchéime bainte amach agat cheana féin. Deontais mhac léinn Roinnfear an Scéim Deontais do Mhic Léinn in 2 chomhábhar – deontais chothabhála agus deontais táillí. Ní féidir leat an Liúntas um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas (BTEA) agus an comhábhar cothabhála de dheontas mac léinn a fháil le chéile. Cé nach bhfuil tú i dteideal an comhábhar cothabhála de dheontas mac léinn a fháil, ní mór duit foirm iarratais ar dheontas mac léinn a chur ar aghaidh go ndéanfar í a mheasúnú do dheontas táillí chun íoc as do Ranníocaíocht Mac Léinn (ar ar tugadh an muirear seirbhísí mac léinn roimhe seo), as costais turas allamuigh agus as táillí teagaisc (más iníoctha). Má tá Íocaíocht Teaghlach Aontuismitheora nó íocaíocht mhíchumais (Liúntas Míchumais, Pinsean Easláinte nó Sochar Breoiteachta) á fáil agat, is féidir leat roghnú le leanúint agus d’íocaíocht reatha leasa shóisialaigh a fháil agus cur isteach ar dheontas mac léinn nó is féidir leat roghnú chun aistriú chuig an BTEA. Go ginearálta, níl daoine a bhfuil staidéar lánaimseartha á dhéanamh acu i dteideal Forlíonadh Cíosa a fháil mura bhfuil LFAO á fháil acu. Léigh níos mó faoi inár gcáipéisíocht ar íocaíochtaí leasa shóisialaigh agus ar dheontais mhac léinn. Cáiliú don BTEA Go ginearálta, ní mór duit bheith níos sine ná 21 bliain d’aois nó níos sine ná 24 bliain d’aois maidir le cúrsaí iarchéime (féach freisin ‘Aoisteorainneacha’ thíos) agus ní mór go raibh íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh á fáil agat. Ní mór gur glacadh leat i gcónaí ar chúrsa cáilitheach. Íocaíochtaí cáilitheacha leasa shóisialaigh Ón 1 Eanáir 2015 ar aghaidh, ní cháileoidh tú do LFAO a thuilleadh nuair a chuirtear deireadh le do Shochar Cuardaitheora Poist – i ndiaidh 6 nó 9 mí. Ní mór duit cáiliú d’íocaíocht eile chun leanúint le LFAO a fháil. Is féidir le daoine a cháiligh do LFAO nuair a bhí Sochar Cuardaitheora Poist á fháil acu roimh an 1 Eanáir 2015 leanúint le LFAO a fháil go dtí deireadh a gcúrsa agus má bheidh siad ag leanúint ar aghaidh go dtí cúrsa nua faofa. Tréimhse cháilithe I dtaobh cúrsaí dara leibhéal, ní mór go raibh íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh á fáil agat (féach thuas) ar feadh 3 mhí (78 lá dífhostaíochta) ar a laghad díreach sula dtosaíonn tú an cúrsa. I dtaobh cúrsaí tríú leibhéal, ní mór go raibh íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh á fáil agat (féach thuas) ar feadh 9 mí (234 lá dífhostaíochta) ar a laghad díreach sula dtosaíonn tú an cúrsa. Le haghaidh Dioplóma Iarchéime in Oideachas, ní mór go raibh íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh á fáil agat ar feadh 12 mhí (312 lá). An tréimhse cháilithe a shásamh Ní gá go raibh d’íocaíocht cháilitheach á fáil agat go leanúnach. Is féidir tréimhsí ina raibh íocaíochtaí eile cáilitheacha leasa shóisialaigh á bhfáil (nó creidmheasanna á bhfáil) nach bhfuil sos breis agus 12 mhí (52 seachtain) eatarthu a úsáid lena dheimhniú cibé acu an sásaíonn nó nach sásaíonn tú critéir na tréimhse cáilithe. Ní mór go bhfuil íocaíocht cháilitheach á bhfáil agat díreach sula dtosaíonn tú do chúrsa. D’fhéadfadh go gcuirfí am a chaitear ar an Liúntas um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas (BTEA), an Scéim Deiseanna Oiliúna Gairmoideachais (VTOS), cúrsaí lánaimseartha oiliúna de chuid FET, FIT, scéimeanna Fostaíocht Pobail, an Scéim Dreasachta Poist Pháirtaimseartha, an Clár Seirbhísí Pobail, an Scéim Shóisialta Tuaithe, TÚS, an Scéim Náisiúnta Intéirneachta, an Scéim Socrúchán Oibre (CSO), an Liúntas Fiontraíochta um Fhilleadh ar Obair, an Liúntas Fiontraíochta Gearrthréimseach, Tionscnamh Poist FÁS, Postchúnamh Ioncaim san áireamh i dtreo na tréimhse cáilitheachta. Ní bhíonn sé seo i gceist ach amháin má chruthaíonn tú teidlíocht i leith íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh díreach sula dtosaíonn tú do chúrsa ceadaithe staidéir. Is féidir am a caiteadh ar Youthreach a chur san áireamh i dtreo na tréimhse cáilitheachta a fhad agus a chruthaíonn tú teidlíocht i leith íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh sula gcríochnaíonn tú an clár Youthreach nó i ndiaidh duit é a chríochnú. Is féidir am a caiteadh sa phríosún a chur san áireamh i dtreo na tréimhse cáilitheachta a fhad agus a chruthaíonn tú teidlíocht i leith íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh. Is féidir am a caitheadh ar an Liúntas Forlíontach Leasa Shóisialaigh (LFLS) nó ar sholáthar díreach a chur san áireamh i dtreo na tréimhse cáilitheachta don BTEA. Ní bhíonn sé seo i gceist ach amháin má chruthaíonn tú teidlíocht i leith íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh díreach sula dtosaíonn tú do chúrsa ceadaithe staidéir. Má bronnadh iomarcaíocht reachtúil ort agus má tá tú i dteideal íocaíocht cháilitheach leasa shóisialaigh a fháil díreach sula dtosaíonn tú an cúrsa, is féidir leat rochtain láithreach a fháil ar an BTEA gan aon tréimhse feithimh. Ní mór duit páirt a ghlacadh i scéim an BTEA laistigh de bhliain amháin ó iomarcaíocht reachúil a fháil. Aoisteorainneacha Chun cáiliú don Liúntas um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas, ní mór duit bheith 21 bliain d’aois ar a laghad. Ní mór duit bheith 24 bliain d’aois chun cáiliú do chúrsa iarchéime tríú leibhéal. Má tá Liúntas Cuardaitheora Poist, Sochar Cuardaitheora Poist nó Íocaíocht Teaghlach Aontuismitheora a fáil agat, áfach, don tréimhse riachtanach (3 nó 9 mí), má tá tú idir 18 agus 20 bliain d’aois agus má tá an córas oideachais foirmiúil fágtha agat ar feadh 2 bhliain ar a laghad, d’fhéadfá cáiliú. Má tá tú 18 mbliana d’aois nó níos sine (níos sine ná 24 bliain d’aois don rogha iarchéime) agus má tá Pinsean na nDall, Liúntas Míchumais, Pinsean Easláinte nó Forlíonadh Éagumais á fháil agat don tréimhse riachtanach (3 mí/78 lá nó 9 mí/234 lá) d’fhéadfá cáiliú. Creidmheasanna dífhostaíochta nó breoiteachta Má tá tú ag síniú le haghaidh creidmheasanna dífhostaíochta nó má tá teastais leighis á gcur ar aghaidh agat do chreidmheasanna breoiteachta, don tréimhse riachtanach ama (cibé acu 3 nó 9 mí ag brath ar do chúrsa), d’fhéadfá cáiliú chun páirt a ghlacadh i scéim an BTEA ar bhonn neamhíocaíochta. Ciallaíonn seo nach bhfaigheann tú Liúntas seachtainiúil um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas. Leanann tú le ranníocaíochtaí creidiúnaithe a fháil fad atá páirt á glacadh agat i scéim an BTEA. Má tá páirt á glacadh agat i scéim an BTEA ar bhonn neamhíocaíochta, is féidir leat cur isteach, freisin, ar dheontas mac léinn go ndéanfaí measúnú ort don chomhábhar táillí agus cothabhála den deontas. Má chuireann tú siar bliain staidéir, meastar gur iontrálaí nua thú nuair téann tú ar ais ar do chúrsa. Daoine eile ar féidir leo cáiliú don BTEA Ón 2 Meitheamh 2015, beidh ar dhaoine fásta cáilithe teidlíocht d’íocaíocht cháilitheach a dheimhniú ina gceart féin sular féidir iad a fhaomhadh do LFAO. Bunaítear an ráta atá iníoctha ar a dteidlíocht. Féadfaidh tú am caite mar dhuine fásta cáilithe a úsáid chun an tréimhse cáilithe a shásamh. Roimh an 2 Meitheamh 2015, d’fhéadfadh daoine ar dhuine fásta cáilithe iad le duine ar féidir leis/lei LFAO a éileamh, cáiliú do LFAO ina gceart féin. Féadfaidh an bheirt pháirtnéirí LFAO a fháil agus iad ag tabhairt faoi chúrsa faofa. Socruithe monatóireachta Ní mór duit deimhniú a sholáthar ón scoil/gcoláiste a dheimhníonn do chlárú, do thosú agus d’fhreastal ar an gcúrsa. Ní mór duit an fhaisnéis seo a sholáthar sular féidir tús a chur le híocaíocht. Le linn na bliana acadúla, d’fhéadfadh go n-iarrfar ort dearbhú a sholáthar go bhfuil páirt fós á glacadh agat sa chúrsa. Má aistríonn tú ó íocaíocht chuardaitheora poist chuig an BTEA, ní gá duit síniú ag d’Oifig Áitiúil Leasa Shóisialaigh fad atá an BTEA á fháil agat. An BTEA agus íocaíochtaí eile Níl daoine a bhfuil Liúntas um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas á fháil acu i dteideal tabhairt faoi Fhostaíocht Pobail, Clár an Gheilleagair Shóisialta, Tús, Scéim Shóisialta Tuaithe, aon chláir oiliúna FET (FÁS roimhe seo) nó Fháilte Éireann, Clár Socrúchán Oibre, JobBridge nó Scéim Dreasachta Poist Pháirtaimseartha. Níl daoine a bhfuil Liúntas um Fhilleadh ar Oideachas á fháil acu i dteideal Forlíonadh Ioncam Teaghlaigh (FIT) a fháil. An BTEA agus obair pháirtaimseartha Ón bhliain acadúil 2016/2017, má fhaigheann tú LFO agus má ghlacann tú obair i rith na bliana acadúla, measfar do chás de réir na rialacha (ina measc, measúnú ioncaim) a bhaineann le do príomhíocaíocht - an íocaíocht a cháilíonn tú le haghaidh LFO. Baineann an riail nua seo le daoine a thosaigh ar LFO sa bhliain acadúil 2016/2017 nó a d'fhill ar LFO sa bhliain acadúil 2016/2017 tar éis bheith ar bhriseadh. Roimhe seo, níor imir obair pháirtaimseartha i rith na bliana acadúla aon tionchar ar an ráta LFO. Má bhí íocaíocht chuardaitheora poist á fáil agat sular fhill tú ar oideachas, ní íoctar do BTEA i gcaitheamh thréimhse mhíonna an tsamhraidh idir na blianta acadúla. (Íocfar é ó thús na bliana nua acadúla a fhad agus a leanann tú leis na critéir cháilitheachta a shásamh). Murar féidir leat obair a aimsiú i gcaitheamh thréimhse an tsamhraidh, b’fhéidir go bhfuil tú i dteideal Sochar Cuardaitheora Poist nó Liúntas Cuardaitheora Poist a fháil. Ní mór duit na coinníollacha go léir a chomhlíonadh, lena n-áirítear bheith in ann obair a dhéanamh, fáil a bheith ort chun obair a dhéanamh agus fíor-iarracht a bheith á déanamh agat chun obair a chuardach. Má éilíonn tú Liúntas Cuardaitheora Poist (LCP) agus má oibríonn tú go páirtaimseartha, measúnaítear do thuillimh i leith do LCP. Má stopann tú ag oibriú nó má thagann athrú ar do phatrún oibre, ba cheart duit d’ionad Intreo a chur ar an eolas ionas gur féidir athmheasúnú a dhéanamh ar do chás.