Vol. 487 No. 3
227 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs if he will review the regulations which result in the failure to pay the full rate of back to school allowance in the case of a contributory old age pensioner where his wife is in receipt of a carer's allowance in order to provide him with full-time care. [3759/98]
The back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme, which is administered on behalf of my Department by the health boards, is designed to assist certain recipients of social welfare and health board payments with the cost of children's school uniforms and footwear. Certain people on low incomes who are in receipt of family income supplement may also quality for assistance.
In order to qualify for the allowance, the claim must be in respect of a qualified child, the person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment and must satisfy a specified means test.
The income limit for receipt of the back to school clothing and footwear allowance in 1997 is as follows:
|
Couple with: |
Income Limit |
Lone Parent with: |
Income Limit |
|
1 child |
£149.20 |
1 child |
£93.10 |
