Back to School Allowance: 20,000 Cork kids to benefit as families receive payments
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More than 20,000 Cork school kids will be among those to benefit from the payment of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance this week.
The allowance, which provides a once-off payment to eligible families towards the cost of school clothing and footwear, will be paid to just over 126,000 families across Ireland from Monday.
It means that €160 will be paid in respect of children aged 4-11 years old, with a further €285 will be paid in respect of children aged 12 years and over in second level education.
Across the country, the payments will amount to more than €47.5m in respect of more than 223,000 children.
Families will receive notification of their payment either through the post or their MyWelfare account online.
In Cork, 11,842 families will receive the money, benefitting 20,562 children as a result.
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said the scheme was "so important" in terms of providing support to parents.
She said: “The costs associated with children both starting and returning to school can put a lot of financial pressure on families throughout the country.
“The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance provides valuable support to families to assist with these costs and I would urge anybody who has not yet applied to check their eligibility for the scheme.
The closing date to apply for this year’s Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is September 30th 2024.
The latest payments come on top of the free schoolbooks scheme introduced by Education Minister Norma Foley and the hot meals programme in attempts from the Government to ease the costs of education on families.
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