Applications for the Back To School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) in Ireland will open in June. This government aid helps eligible families cover the costs of school clothing and footwear for their children.
Eligible families will receive €160 for children aged 4 to 11, and €285 for those aged 12 to 22 who are full-time students. Many will receive the payment automatically and will be notified through their MyWelfare account or by post. Those not automatically enrolled can apply online at MyWelfare.
The BSCFA is available to families receiving various social welfare payments, including:
- Deserted Wife’s Benefit
- Illness Benefit
- Disability Benefit
- Carer’s Benefit
- Health and Safety Benefit
- Invalidity Pension
- Injury Benefit
- State Pension (Contributory)
- Partial Capacity Benefit
- Jobseeker’s Benefit
- Widow’s/Widower’s/Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension
- Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)
- Maternity Benefit
- Adoptive Benefit
- Blind Person’s Pension
- Carer’s Allowance
- Deserted Wife’s Allowance
- Disability Allowance
- Working Family Payment
- Farm Assist
- State Pension (Non-Contributory)
- One Parent Family Payment
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Widow’s/Widower’s/Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension
- Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory)
For more details and to check eligibility, visit the MyWelfare website.