Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance 2024 Application – Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has opened applications for the 2024 Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.
The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is a once-off payment made to eligible families to assist them with the cost of sending their children back to school. The rate of payment for 2024 is €160 for children aged 4 – 11 and €285 for children aged 12 years and over in second level education.
How to qualify
To qualify for Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, you must meet the following conditions:
- you must be in receipt of a qualifying social protection payment or participating in an approved employment, education or training support scheme
- you must be in receipt of an increase for a qualified child (IQC) in respect of each child for whom the allowance is being claimed (except in certain circumstances)
- each child being claimed for must be:
aged between 4 and 17Â or
aged between 18 and 22, and returning to second-level education in the autumn
- the assessable income for your household must be within a set income limit
- you and each child in respect of whom the allowance is claimed must be resident in the State.
How to ApplyÂ
Apply online
The quickest and easiest way is to apply online at MyWelfare.ie .
If you cannot apply online
If you are experiencing difficulties applying online, please contact the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance team on 0818 11 11 13 or 071 91 93318 or email the team at bscfa@welfare.ie and an officer will be able to assist you to apply online or will issue an application form to you in the post.
A PDF version of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance application form is available below to print and send to the address on the form.
