Parents urged to apply for €260 or €385 payment as deadline looms

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The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is available to thousands of people but you may have to apply for it.Read more:Social welfare Ireland: Recipients set to be paid early within daysThe deadline to apply is on the 30th of September - if you miss this deadline, you will not be able to avail of the payment.

You will be notified of your automatic payment by 8 June on MyWelfare. Your BSCFA will be paid the week starting 10 July 2023. What is the rate of Back To School Allowance? In 2023, the BSCFA paid for each eligible child aged 4-11 on 30 September 2023 is €260 and the BSCFA paid for each eligible child aged 12-22 on 30 September is €385. Children aged between 18 and 22 years must be returning to full-time second-level education in a recognised school or college in the autumn of 2023.

 

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