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Social Welfare Entitlements
living at either side of you and introduce yourself. Both parties will feel much better when you know who you’re living next to, and it may come in handy if you ever run out of milk or sugar.
• Avoid too much noise/late night parties.
These will greatly upset and inconvenience your neighbours and any relationship you have built up with them will fall apart. You need to be considerate and understand that these people may have children, may be elderly and can be scared by all the noise, or may have work the next morning. If you are having some friends around, let your neighbours know beforehand out of courtesy, and in order to stay out of trouble, avoid bringing a crowd back to the house after a night out.
Your college life will be a lot easier if you stay out of trouble. You would be surprised how easy it is to be picked up for a public disorder offence for things like being drunk in the street, so please be conscious of your behaviour. If you do get yourself arrested you will find that boundaries in your life have suddenly appeared. It will come almost impossible to get a visa to go to places like America or Australia. Your offence will also be permanently on your record, which means if you have to be Garda Vetted for a job, you more than likely will not get the job. Don’t forget you need to be Garda Vetted for courses such as Social Care and Early Years Education. You will find yourself with less options in life if you find yourself in trouble, so think twice before you do something that could get you in trouble.
Social Welfare Entitlements
If you are returning to education or have been receiving social welfare payments including One-Parent Family Payment, Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Illness Benefit, you may be entitled to various Back to Education Schemes or support with finance for third level education.
For information and assistance regarding what supports you may be entitled to when accessing third level education, contact your local social welfare office or citizens information. These services can help you to assess whether it is more beneficial for you to transfer to the BTEA when you go back to education or to remain on your current payment and apply for a student grant and various other options.
