Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if and when back to school allowance is payable in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24987/13]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The 2013 Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) scheme will commence on 1 June 2013 and the administrative arrangements are similar to those that applied in 2012, with an expected 115,000 claims fully automated with no application form required. Customers being paid automatically will receive a letter in June informing them of their entitlement and notifying them that payment will issue in week commencing 15 July. Customers will be able to collect their BSCFA payment on the same day as their normal weekly payment.

The customer concerned was paid the BSCFA automatically in 2012 in respect of his 2 children. If the customer does not receive a letter confirming his entitlement by June 28 he should submit an application form. Application forms will be available after the letters of entitlement issue in the third week of June.