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Parents can claim social welfare payment of up to €285 per child this summer

Parents will be able to claim a social welfare payment of €285 this summer, but must qualify for three particular requirements. Applications for the back to school payment will open this June, which will help with everything from uniforms to ...

27 Mar 2024 at 12:39

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Expand back-to-school allowance to middle income families, says Sinn Fein

Households earning up to 80,000 euro should be entitled to claim the back-to-education allowance, Sinn Fein has said. The party wants to extend the allowance to an additional 500,000 children under proposals to cut back-to-school costs. ...

30 Jun 2022 at 18:26

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Eligibility criteria for back-to-school allowance could be widened

The Minister for Education has suggested that the eligibility criteria for the back-to-school allowance could be widened to allow more cash-strapped families to receive the payment. Norma Foley said she accepts many struggling families ...

06 Jul 2022 at 10:30

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Government accused of leaving behind cash-strapped middle income families

The Sinn Fein leader has accused the Government of leaving behind middle income families, as she called for the back to school allowance to be extended to another 500,000 children. Mary Lou McDonald said that a household with income ...

06 Jul 2022 at 14:46

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Over 5,000 families sought back-to-school assistance from SVP last month

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) received a record number of calls in August, which included calls from over 5,000 families seeking back-to-school help. That is about 40% of the requests for practical assistance received by ...

03 Sept 2017 at 12:00

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Leitrim families received €310,155 to help with back to school costs

Almost €900,000 in Government funding has been paid to 2,652 families in Sligo and Leitrim this month to help them meet the back to school costs. The Back to School Allowance is paid to parents to assist them in purchasing ...

01 Sept 2017 at 12:53

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Back-to-school payment worth almost €300 available to over 100k families from next week

Over 100,000 families in Ireland are set to receive a payment of up to €285 next week. Families who applied for a once-off payment made to eligible people to help with the cost of sending kids back to school will receive ...

03 Jul 2024 at 09:05

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