Record numbers apply for Back to School payments [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 29 December 2011
A record number of parents have applied for the school footwear and uniform allowance this year, with payments set to total over 90 million euros.
The Irish Examiner reports the Department for Social Protection expects to process claims from nearly 200,000 families for 390,000 children, with the large volume meaning some applications were yet to be approved before Christmas.
Demand for the scheme has been so great it is now projected to cost around 10 million euros more than previously predicted.
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