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    #362
    mabsme1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭mabsme1


    Shelli2 wrote: »
    They say they didn't get mine until 23rd August!!!! And i'll prob have to appeal/review because i'm just over the limit (although I sent all extra documentation they could ever need with the first application on the off chance!)

    It'll be Christmas at this stage by the time I get processed....if I even get it!
    Get info into them straight away so you won't have to wait.


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    #363
    Shelli2
    Registered Users Posts: 928 ✭✭✭Shelli2


    Yeah, sorry, should have made that clearer, they didn't say anything about an appeal, I just guessed I would before I sent the forms away, and pre-emtivly sent everything they could possibly as for as regards to income and expenditure, hoping they will process it with the first application instead of going through the review process. Unlikely though.


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    #364
    im a believer
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭im a believer


    very unlikely im afraid, i rang to ask about review process yesterday, i sent a review 3 weeks ago (even though i sent all relevant information with original application, they ignored it!). she told me that reviews are the last thing they will look at as far as they are concerned my claim has been processed!!! the closing date is 30th of September but they probably wont have all forms processed until end of October, then they will start processing review claims. will be lucky to have it by Christmas if i even get it! am not confident about getting it at all, lady in citizen advice told me that it is only being paid to those fully dependent on social welfare this year, every other year low income families were entitled to apply, its so feckin depressing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #365
    yabadabado
    Registered Users Posts: 16,520 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    im a believer wrote: »
    very unlikely im afraid, i rang to ask about review process yesterday, i sent a review 3 weeks ago (even though i sent all relevant information with original application, they ignored it!). she told me that reviews are the last thing they will look at as far as they are concerned my claim has been processed!!! the closing date is 30th of September but they probably wont have all forms processed until end of October, then they will start processing review claims. will be lucky to have it by Christmas if i even get it! am not confident about getting it at all, lady in citizen advice told me that it is only being paid to those fully dependent on social welfare this year, every other year low income families were entitled to apply, its so feckin depressing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Thats 100% wrong.Where did she come up with that info?


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    #366
    mabsme1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭mabsme1


    That is totally wrong, you just need to fall below a cut-off limit. If you look at their website it will tell you how much the cut-off is according to how many children you have.


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    #367
    im a believer
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭im a believer


    she said its not officially announced but that is what they are doing, i dunno , feel like giving up!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #368
    Shelli2
    Registered Users Posts: 928 ✭✭✭Shelli2


    I heard in previous years that if you were very close to the cut off limit you could appeal and they would take into account if you have high expenditure, like a lone parent with high childcare costs. It sounds like this year they are not going to do that, your either under the income limit or your not. I don't think this is fair at all, there are plenty of lone parents who are worse off beause they work part time, their income may be slightly higher, but out goings are also much higher. It feels like people in this band are being penalised for contributing to society, where is the incentive to work? Another example of the benefit system failing IMO. I do understand that there are lone parents who can't work for many reasons, but their are people who can, who don't because their better financially not working!


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    #369
    yabadabado
    Registered Users Posts: 16,520 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    im a believer wrote: »
    she said its not officially announced but that is what they are doing, i dunno , feel like giving up!!!!!!!!!!!!
    That is total lies,she hasnt a clue what she is talking about.


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    #370
    newballsplease
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭newballsplease


    You or your spouse need to be in receipt of a social welfare payment in order to be eligible for the Back to school.
    And as long as your weekly income means between the 2 of ye is below a certain amount.

    eg 1 child - €563.60


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    #371
    newballsplease
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭newballsplease


    mabsme1 wrote: »
    That is totally wrong, you just need to fall below a cut-off limit. If you look at their website it will tell you how much the cut-off is according to how many children you have.


    No, you DO need to be in receipt of a weekly social welfare payment.

    previous years you just had to fall below a certain amount per wages of partners. That was through the HSE.

    This year its through the Social welfare.


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    #372
    Rosedust84
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭Rosedust84


    I sent off an application mid august..no word yet :( my friend went to the cwo and he sorted hers out, I thought that wasn't the case though? I'm flat out broke and the school haven't even sent the bill for the books yet, joys of it!


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    #373
    mrsbyrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭mrsbyrne


    Let there be no confusion. The household must be in receipt of a SW payment, and below the income limit.


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    #374
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,821 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    From the dept's web site
    You may qualify for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance if you are:

    * Getting a social welfare payment (including Family Income Supplement) or a Health Service Executive payment, or
    * Taking part in an approved employment scheme, or
    * Taking part in a recognised education or training course, or
    * Involved in an Area Partnership Scheme, or
    * Attending a FÁS, Fáilte Ireland or LES training scheme


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    #375
    yabadabado
    Registered Users Posts: 16,520 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    it was always the case ,the household had to be in receipt of a social welfare payment but they dont have to be fully dependant on social welfare.


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    #376
    gipi
    Registered Users Posts: 2,860 ✭✭✭gipi


    newballsplease wrote: »
    No, you DO need to be in receipt of a weekly social welfare payment.

    previous years you just had to fall below a certain amount per wages of partners. That was through the HSE.

    This year its through the Social welfare.

    This isn't true - you always had to be in receipt of a SW payment before being eligible for the Back to School Scheme, even when it was administered by CWOs in the HSE. Although it was paid by CWOs, the rules were set by SW, just as they have been this year.

    As another poster mentioned, you don't have to be solely on SW, but if there isn't a SW payment being made then a family won't qualify regardless of their income.


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