Tipperary applicants for Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance exceed 4,000

Applications for the 2025 Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance opened this week.

More than 75% of payments will be paid without the need to make an application; however, all families are advised to check their eligibility for the scheme.

The Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance provides a once-off payment to eligible families towards the cost of school clothing and footwear.

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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.

The majority of payments will be paid automatically with no application required to more than 114,000 families in respect of approximately 197,000 children during the week beginning July 14, 2025.

"This crucial Allowance provides a once-off payment to eligible families towards

the cost of school clothing and footwear," says Deputy Michael Lowry.

Adding that the "rates of payment for the 2025 Back-to-School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme are €160 for children aged 4-11 years on or before 30th September 2025 and €285 for children aged 12-22 years on or before 30th September 2025".

Students aged between 18 - 22 years must be returning to full-time second-level education in a recognised school or college in the autumn of 2025 to retain an entitlement to the payment.

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