Separated mother gets €1,000 for discrimination over grant

A LOCAL authority discriminated against a separated mother by asking her to swear an affidavit about her income for a college grant application for her son.

An officer of the Equality Tribunal found that the local authority did not ask non-separated or single parents in the same way to reaffirm their declaration on the application form by way of affidavit.

The name of the woman and the local authority have been withheld to protect the family’s identity.