The Department of Education have published details of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme for 2024/2025.
The purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for

(a) Pre-School Children with autism who meet the scheme’s eligibility criteria

(b) Children seeking a Special School or Special Class placement

(c) Students, enrolled in schools, with a significant medical condition, which has caused, and is likely to continue to cause, major disruption to their attendance at school

(d) Students, enrolled in schools, with school phobia and/or associated depression/anxiety, which has caused, and is likely to continue to cause, major disruption to their attendance at schoo

There are two separate application forms:

Application form HTSEN1 is to be completed for children seeking a special school or special class placement or children aged between 2 ½ and 3 years of age with an Autism diagnosis

Application form HTMED1 is to be completed for students with a significant medical condition or school phobia and/or associated depression/anxiety.

View the circular letter and check eligibility here

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