Máirín Quill
Ceist:51 Miss Quill asked the Minister for Social Welfare the total cost of back-to-school allowances for 1996; and if he will give a regional breakdown of these costs. [2264/96]
Written Answers. - Back-to-School Scheme.
The back-to-school clothing and footwear scheme is designed to assist recipients of social welfare and health board payments with the cost of children's school uniforms and footwear. People on low incomes who are in receipt of family income supplement may also qualify for assistance. The scheme operates from 1 June to 30 September each year.
Total expenditure on the scheme this year was some £12.7 million. A breakdown by health board area is shown in the tabular statement below.
|
Health Board |
Expenditure |
|
£ |
|
|
Eastern |
4,390,695 |
|
Midland |
793,798 |
|
Mid-West |
1,049,385 |
|
North Eastern |
1,042,152 |
|
North Western |
970,744 |
|
Southern |
1,558,540 |
|
South Eastern |
1,477,698 |
|
Western |
1,436,527 |
|
Total |
12,719,539 |