A €100 one-off bonus has been added to the Back to School Allowance again this year to help families with the cost of living crisis.
6,115 families in Donegal will receive the payment today to help towards the cost of school clothing and footwear.
€260 will be paid for children aged 4-11 years old.
And €385 will be paid for children aged 12 years and over in second level education.
Overall, payments totalling over €72 million will be made automatically to over 131,000 families, in respect of over 231,000 children, from today.
A notification of the automated payment is sent to customers by post or through their MyWelfare account.
The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance remains open for applications until September 30th and eligible families are being encouraged to apply. Decisions on these cases will be processed manually and if entitled payment will issue once they are processed.
