AQW 705/22-27


Mr Eóin Tennyson
Alliance Party
Upper Bann


Tabled Date: 27/05/2022
Answered On Date: 13/06/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy for (i) a breakdown of the allocations of Student Hardship Funds that universities have awarded to students during the academic year to date; and (ii) a comparison of how many applications to the Student Hardship Fund have been rejected in this academic year compared to last.


Answer:
(i) The breakdown of Student Hardship Funds awarded by the local Higher Education Institutions to students in the current academic year to 30th April 2022 is as follows:
Higher Education Institution
Student Hardship Funds awarded
£
Queens University
2,230,605
Ulster University
1,227,236
St Mary’s
39,950
Stranmillis
35,000
Open University
32,784
Total
3,565,575
(ii) As at 30th April 2022, in the current academic year 936 applications have been unsuccessful, compared to 715 in the same period in the previous academic year.