The Department of Education operates 3 categories of home tuition:
- special educational needs and medical grounds
- reasons other than special educational needs and medical grounds
- maternity-related absences
This scheme is for:
- children who are unable to attend school for reasons such as chronic illness
- children with special educational needs who are seeking an educational placement
- early educational intervention for children with autism
Please read Circular 0046/2022: Home Tuition Grant Scheme 2022/2023 – Special Education Component for information on this scheme and details of eligibility criteria.
Fill in the relevant form below:
Return the form to:
Home Tuition Unit
Address:
Special Education Section, Department of Education
, Cornamaddy, Atlone
, County Westmeath
, N37 X659
Phone number:
There are two strands within this category.
Strand 1 offers a temporary educational measure for a child who is:
- temporarily without a school place, or
- without the offer of a school place and
- who is a actively seeking a place in a school recognised by the department
Strand 2 of this scheme is for children in care, who are without a school place due to emergency placement or placement disruption.
Please read 0048/2021 Home Tuition Grant Scheme for children who do not have a school place for information on this scheme and details of eligibility criteria.
Application forms for strand 1 are available from the local Educational Welfare Officer. You will find contact details for the Educational Welfare Officer on the TUSLA website.
Application forms for strand 2 are available from the appointed social worker.
This scheme is to provide home tuition to students in a recognised school at post-primary level at junior or senior cycle, whose education may be disrupted due to pregnancy.
Please read 0049/2021 Home Tuition Grant Scheme in respect of Maternity-Related Absences for information on this scheme and details of criteria for eligibility criteria.
Fill in the form below:
Return it to:
Parents and Learners Unit -Home Tuition Section
Address:
Department of Education Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
, N37 X659
Phone number:
Please note: The Special Needs and Tuition Grants Section is currently unable to take telephone queries. All queries should be forwarded to htpayments@education.gov.ie .
The rates for home tuition payments from 01 February 2022 are as follows:
| Primary Qualified Rate | €43.34 per hour |
| Post Primary Qualified Rate | €47.55 per hour |
| Modified Rate | €35.69 per hour |
Please note that the Home Tuition Grant Rate for those paid at the Qualified Primary Rate has been revised with effect from 1 February 2022. This increase has been agreed with the Primary Teacher Unions as part of the Sectoral Bargaining arrangements included in the Building Momentum Pay Agreement.
This increase will be paid from 28/04/2022 and any arrears due have now been issued to the Home Tutors concerned.
The relevant Departmental Circular and further information is available on www.gov.ie at the following links:
Arrangements regarding the post-primary rates are the subject of ongoing negotiations and further information will be provided when this process is completed.
Please note that the Department will no longer accept emailed claim forms for payment for home tuition. From 27th September 2021 all home tuition claim forms must be sent by POST to the Department at the address set out on the home tuition claim form.
Thank you for your co-operation
Special Needs Tuition Grants Section
Department of Education
Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath N37 X659
Once a payment claim form is received, the Department of Education will pay the approved tutor directly. Information and all claim forms required are listed below:
- Home Tuition Payment Information Note
- Home Tuition - TUSLA Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG11)
- Home Tuition Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG08) 2021-2022
- Home Tuition Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG08)
- Home Tuition Payment to Companies
- Home Tuition Maternity Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG07) 2021-2022
- Home Tuition Maternity Payment Claim Form (AF-SNTG07)
- Home Tuition Tutor Bank Details Form (AF-SNTGO4)
- Home Tuition - Tutor Change of Address form (AF-SNTG05)
- Home Tuition - Change of Name Form (AF-SNTG17)
- Home Tuition Payment Dates 2021/2022
Note: Where TUSLA engages a tutor, payment is issued to TUSLA directly
Queries relating to the payment to approved home tuition tutors:
Special Needs and Tuition Grants Unit
Address:
Special Needs and Tuition Grants (SNTG) Unit, Department of Education, Cornamaddy
, Athlone
, N37 X659
Email:
Phone number:
Queries relating to the application of a tax credit certificate for home tutors:
Non-teaching staff payroll – Home Tutors
Address:
Non-teaching staff payroll - Home Tutors, Department of Education, Cornamaddy
, Athlone,
, N37 X659
Phone number:
Summary:
Queries relating to the application of a tax credit certificate for home tutors
