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Back to School Allowance

  • 16-07-2010 10:23am
    #1
    sh0egal
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭


    Hi, just a quick query with regard to the Back to School Allowance. I'm a single mum, working full time. My son is going into Senior Infants in September. At the moment I'm earning about €30 over the limit for BTSA but I have a lot of outgoings, rent/car loan/childcare etc and am extremely tight for money this summer!!! Does anyone think it would be worth my while to apply for this allowance or are they very strict on income limits. And I am in receipt of FIS each week aswell.Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :)


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  • #2
    blossom180
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭blossom180


    sh0egal wrote: »
    Hi, just a quick query with regard to the Back to School Allowance. I'm a single mum, working full time. My son is going into Senior Infants in September. At the moment I'm earning about €30 over the limit for BTSA but I have a lot of outgoings, rent/car loan/childcare etc and am extremely tight for money this summer!!! Does anyone think it would be worth my while to apply for this allowance or are they very strict on income limits. And I am in receipt of FIS each week aswell.Any advice would be greatly appreciated. :)
    if you are in receipt of fis you qualify for BTSA.


  • #3
    sh0egal
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭sh0egal


    blossom180 wrote: »
    if you are in receipt of fis you qualify for BTSA.

    Ok...will apply so!!! Thank you :)


  • #4
    yabadabado
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,558 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    you need a social welfare payment(in your case FIS) to recieve back to school but you can still be over the limit.no harm to apply tho.


  • #5
    tomo536
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭tomo536


    blossom180 wrote: »
    if you are in receipt of fis you qualify for BTSA.
    NOT TRUE FIS CAN BRING YOU OVER THE AMOUNT AND THEY ARE VERY STRICT I KNOW SOMEONE WHO WENT TEN EURO OVER AND LOST BTSA


  • #6
    tomo536
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭tomo536


    sh0egal wrote: »
    Ok...will apply so!!! Thank you :)
    IF YOUR EARNING OVER THE LIMIT YOU WONT GET IT,EVEN IF YOU ARE GETTING FIS


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  • #7
    blossom180
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭blossom180


    tomo536 wrote: »
    IF YOUR EARNING OVER THE LIMIT YOU WONT GET IT,EVEN IF YOU ARE GETTING FIS
    my niece was 20 euro over and got it


  • #8
    tomo536
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭tomo536


    blossom180 wrote: »
    my niece was 20 euro over and got it
    well best of luck hope you get it.Its a shame that someone can be few bob over and lose btsa


  • #9
    Agent_99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 918 ✭✭✭Agent_99


    Do they calculate it on gross or Nett income ? He's on JSA and I work will they take my annual wage or take home pay?

    Thanks


  • #10
    foxy06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭foxy06


    I just read on the citizens advice site that FIS is not counted.


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