Northern Ireland students to get £500 pandemic payments

Students in Northern Ireland are to receive a £500 payment to reflect the disruption to studies caused by the pandemic. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Students in Northern Ireland are to receive a £500 payment to reflect the disruption to studies caused by the pandemic.

All students from the UK or EU currently enrolled on a full-time higher education course in the region will receive the one-off discretionary payment.