(The following questions are a survey of your personal background. These details will only be shared with the HEA who provide IT Tallaght with our SAF Allocation)
I can confirm that I received Student Assistance Fund from IT Tallaght in 2016/17* >Yes No
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was unemployed, incl. long-term unemployed* Out of work, available for work and actively seeking work (ILO definition). Registered as unemployed with the PES. Excludes full-time students and those over 74.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was long-term unemployed* Under 25 years of age with a continuous unemployment spell of over 6 months. 25 years of age or more with a continuous unemployment spell of over 12 months.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was inactive* Not employed and not unemployed. Includes full-time students who are not in employment. Excludes self-employed.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was inactive, not in education or training* Not employed and not unemployed and not in education or training.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was employed, incl. self-employed* Persons in employment. Includes employees, self-employed, family workers. Includes persons on maternity or paternity leave (unless registered as unemployed). Excludes persons who are registered as unemployed but have a small part-time job (as allowed under national definition of registered unemployed).
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was below 25 years of age* >Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was above 54 years of age and employed* >Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Before starting my course at IT Tallaght I was above 54 years of age and unemployed or inactive not in education or training * >Yes No I'd prefer not to say
Highest level of education attainment prior to starting your present course* >Primary or Junior Cycle (incl Junior Cert, Intermediate Certificate) Leaving Cert or Further Education Higher Certificate (FETAC/QQI Level 6) or above
I come from:* (Please choose one option from the dropdown menu)
>A jobless household A jobless household with dependent children Neither of the above I'd prefer not to say
I come from a single adult household with dependent children* No household member is in employment, i.e. all members are either unemployed or inactive.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
I have a Disability* Specific learning difficulties (including Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia); Significant ongoing illness; Multiple disability; Physical/mobility; Deaf/hard of hearing; Blind/vision impairment; Other disabilities (Including ADD/ADHD, ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder), Mental Health Conditions)
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
I come from migrant, foreign or minority background* Migrants (understood as non-national permanent residents in a country). People with a foreign background (according to national definitions). Minorities (according to national definitions), including Roma.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
My background is: >- White Irish Member of the Traveller Community Member of the Roma community Any other white background African Any other black background Chinese Any other Asian background Other, including mixed background None of the above
Other disadvantaged* This category covers participants considered to have some form of disadvantage but is not covered by any of the other categories above.
>Yes No
I am homeless or experiencing housing exclusion* Covers persons who are homeless (without a fixed abode) or affected by housing exclusion according to national definitions.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
I come from a Rural area Rural areas are to be understood as thinly populated areas.
>Yes No I'd prefer not to say
