gailey, have a look at the social welfare site, its full of info, there is a weekly earning limited etc on the back to school allowance, i applied for it yesterday as we are in much the same position as yourselves, some weeks we are over by 10 euro and others under so dont know if we will get it, but no harm in trying, but if you have a look there you should find out more information, you can also call into your local social welfare office and they will fill you in once you bring all your details with you.