Squeezed middle-income earners will not benefit from the Government’s fresh back-to-school clothing and footwear allowances announced to help with the cost of living crisis.
Ministers Norma Foley, Heather Humpreys and Michael McGrath announced on Tuesday that the back-to-school allowance is being increased by €100 for each eligible child under the scheme.
However, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys defended not expanding the means-tested scheme to other hard-pressed workers and said: “We are targeting the resources at those who are most in need... for those families who qualify for a back-to-school allowance.
