The Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance provides help with some of the costs of going back to school
Thousands of households will be able to receive this year’s Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance after the eligibility for the scheme was extended.
Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has confirmed that the eligibility for the scheme is being extended to now include children for whom Foster Care Allowance is being paid, meaning an estimated 2,300 children will now qualify for the grant. “That’s why I am really pleased to announce that children for whom Foster Care Allowance is being paid will now be eligible for the Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.
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