Surge in the number of students applying for a Susi grant due to being estranged from their parents

Joe chats to Aontú representative Eric Nelligan about the surge in the number of students applying for a Susi grant, stating that they are irreconcilably estranged from their parents, applications under this category have increased from 99 in 2016 to 247 in 2021.

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