There have been some administrative changes to the Back to School C & F scheme for 2011.
The Community Welfare Service (HSE) will not be operating or managing the scheme this year. The scheme will be handled by a Dept of Social Protection national unit in Letterkenny.
Customers who received the scheme in 2010, and whose circumstances have not changed should, in the main, receive the 2011 payment automatically, without having to apply again.
Customers who qualify to receive an automatic payment will get a letter from DSP to tell them when and where it will be paid. Payment is expected to issue by end June.
New applicants, or those who didn't get an automatic payment, will have to complete an application form. Forms will not be available until 30 June 2011. They will be distributed to SW Local Offices and to Health Centres, and will also be available to download online. These forms should be returned to the national unit in Letterkenny.
A telephone number for information and queries will be available from 30 June (number to be confirmed closer to that date).
You can read details here:
http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/Su...BacktoSchoolClothingandFootwearAllowance.aspx
The Community Welfare Service (HSE) will not be operating or managing the scheme this year. The scheme will be handled by a Dept of Social Protection national unit in Letterkenny.
Customers who received the scheme in 2010, and whose circumstances have not changed should, in the main, receive the 2011 payment automatically, without having to apply again.
Customers who qualify to receive an automatic payment will get a letter from DSP to tell them when and where it will be paid. Payment is expected to issue by end June.
New applicants, or those who didn't get an automatic payment, will have to complete an application form. Forms will not be available until 30 June 2011. They will be distributed to SW Local Offices and to Health Centres, and will also be available to download online. These forms should be returned to the national unit in Letterkenny.
A telephone number for information and queries will be available from 30 June (number to be confirmed closer to that date).
You can read details here:
http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Schemes/Su...BacktoSchoolClothingandFootwearAllowance.aspx