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Applications open for 2025 Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance
Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary TD, has today announced the opening of applications for the 2025 Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance for parents nationwide.
The Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance provides a once-off payment to eligible families towards the cost of school clothing and footwear. 4,676 families in Kildare will automatically receive the Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance this July.
The rate of payment for 2025 is €160 for children aged 4 - 11 and €285 for children aged 12 years and over in second level education.
Commenting on the scheme, Minister Calleary said: “I am delighted to announce that the Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance for 2025 opens for applications today.
“I recognise the pressure that families are under in relation to back-to-school costs and have secured €54.4 million for the scheme this year.”
The majority of payments will be paid automatically with no application required. The Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance will be paid automatically to more than 114,000 families in respect of approximately 197,000 children during the week beginning 14th July 2025.
The Department of Social Protection is currently processing these payments and families will receive confirmation informing them of their automatic entitlement on their MyWelfare account or by post. This will result in approximately €42 million being paid to these families during the week beginning July 14.
Families who do not receive notification from the Department of an automated payment should make an application online on www.MyWelfare.ie, even if they received a payment last year. Online applications can be made from Monday, 9th June.
Minister Calleary added: “More than 75% of payments under this scheme will be paid without the need to make an application. My Department will issue automatic payments to more than 114,000 families in July and I would urge all families to check their eligibility for this important scheme.”
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