'I am terrified of the alternatives': Students write to minister about barriers to education grants 

Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris received emails about the Susi grant from students who are unemployed, homeless, or parents of young children.

Emails sent to Further and Higher Education Minister Simon Harris have revealed some of the barriers facing third-level students when it comes to accessing financial support for their studies.

Students who are unemployed, homeless, or parents of young children are among those who wrote to Mr Harris last summer about the Susi grant for third-level education.