€100 extra in back-to-school allowance as survey finds 29% of families are living on credit
Parents are spending an average of €1,518 on each secondary school student's return to school, up €27 on last year, with the cost for each primary school pupil up to €1,195, an increase of €9 from 2021.
Cash-strapped families are to get a €100 boost in the back-to-school allowance along with a package of other measures, as the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) warns that almost one-third of parents are getting into debt to send their children back to school.
On Tuesday, the Government announced a €67m one-off back-to-school package which includes:
