Press Release from
Mary Wallace TD
21st June 2010
Wallace encourages eligible families to apply for Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance
Mary Wallace TD has urged eligible families to apply for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BTSCFA), a payment to help meet the cost of uniforms and footwear for children attending school.
Deputy Wallace stated “The scheme is open from 1st June to 30th September. To apply you will need to fill out a Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance form available from www.marywallace.ie or it can be downloaded from the Department of Social and Family Affairs website. Forms are also available from your local community Welfare Officer.”
“It may take a number of weeks to process an application so I would urge parents who qualify to apply for this allowance sooner rather than later.” Deputy Wallace concluded
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Note to the Editor:
To get the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, you (the parent or guardian) must meet a number of conditions:
- You must be getting certain social welfare payments or payments for training, employment schemes or adult education
- Your total household income must be below a certain amount
- The child/student must be between 2 and 22 years before 1 October of the year you apply and must be in full-time education at a recognised school or college
RATES OF PAYMENT
The rates of payment are:
a) €200 in respect of children aged 2 to 11 on
(b) €305 in respect of children aged 12 to 17 on
(c) €305 in respect of children aged 18 to 22 on
(d) An additional amount of €215 is payable for children aged 18 if you are getting at least one of the following:
i. An increase in your social welfare payment for that child
ii. A Family Income Supplement payment which includes that child
This means, a child aged 18 will get a back to school clothing and footwear allowance and footwear allowance of €520.
Click here to download application form