When is Irelands Back to School Allowance 2021 paid?
Get the latest showbiz news and gossip every day by signing up to our FREE newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  The kids may only just be out of school but governments Back to School Allowance is going to be paid to parents soon ahead of the 2021/2022 school year. The so-called The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BTSCFA) is a welfare payment to help parents for uniforms and footwear for the children going back to school. Parents who are automatically eligible for the payment will have received a letter informing them by the Monday 21st of June. Anyone who has yet to receive a letter to tell them they qualified for the payment are required to apply online here. Some of the most common questions about the back to school allowance are when it will be paid, how parents will receive the funds and how much they can expect. The payment will be paid automatically to families in the week beginning 12 July 2021. The allowance paid for each eligible child aged 4-11 on or before 30 September 2021 is 150. The allowance paid for each eligible child aged 12-22 on or before 30 September 2021 is 275. You will get a letter before 21 June 2021 to let you know that you will be paid automatically. Many people are automatically entitled to the back to school allowance, including those already receiving:  Are getting a social welfare payment (including Working Family Payment, Back to Work Family Dividend and Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment) or a Health Service Executive payment or  Taking part in an approved employment scheme (back to work scheme) or  Getting a Daily Expenses Allowance (formerly called Direct Provision Allowance) for a child in education (or for yourself if you are 1822 and returning to full-time second-level education), or  Involved in an Area Partnership Scheme, or  Attending a FET (formerly Fs) or Filte Ireland training course  NOTE: To qualify for the allowance you will need to pass a means test. Also, your child must be aged between 4-17 on or before 30 September 2021. If they are aged between 18-22 they must be returning to full-time second-level education in a recognised school or college in the autumn of 2021.