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21st August 2023
09:44am BST

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“This means that €260 will be paid in respect of children aged 4-11 years old, and €385 will be paid in respect of children aged 12 years and over in second level education."
They added that the BSCFA payments will be made automatically without the need for the family to apply.
Since the scheme opened on June 8th, the Department has received 42,240 BSCFA applications, the spokesperson said.
Each application is being processed in date order and the Department is now currently processing the application that were received on July 31st.
They are also working to process the applications as quickly as possible in order to maximise the number processed ahead of the upcoming school year.
Similar to previous years, the scheme is open until the end of September and applications will still be received after the schools have reopened.