School transportation will be suspended for one year and new semester allowances will increase by € 100 per child under the government’s agreed € 67 million living package tonight.
A new budget measure aimed at helping families in distress will pay parents a € 100 increase in clothing and footwear allowances for the new semester per child in August, before the start of the new semester. I will.
School transportation costs are also exempt, Norma Foley, Minister of Education, announced.
The maximum amount a family can pay to use school transportation for secondary school students is € 500 per year and € 150 for families with children in elementary school.
However, the family does not have to pay for next year at all.
The entire package consists of measures worth € 67 million, of which € 47 million are social protection measures.
“Due to the nature of the measure, I felt it was better to intervene at this point than to wait for the budget in late September, which is too late in connection with some of the direct costs,” McGrath said.
“We are very aware of the additional burden on families as they prepare to return to school,” said Foley.
She said the exemption from school fees was “important.”
Minister McGrath said it was too late to wait for the budget in late September, so it is important to make payments now.
Minister McGrath said these budgetary measures are underway to help families in distress.
He said these are “one-off measures” for the 2022/2023 school year to help families cope with rising inflation.
The Senior Minister today announces that an additional 60,000 children will benefit from the expansion of the school lunch program.
Minister of Social Protection Heather Humphreys, Minister of Education Norma Foley, and Minister of Public Expenditure Michael McGrath have announced measures at government buildings.
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