Cost of living pressures are driving up demand for pre-owned school clothing, says a community shop.
By Rhiannon Yhnell & Martha McCrackenMore parents are buying second-hand school uniforms as they struggle with cost of living pressures, according to a community shop.it had experienced a rise in demand over the past year and ahead of the new term."It's amazingly affordable, especially as we're going through the crisis that we are," she said."We've got a seven-year-old, a nine-year-old and a 13-year-old and everything in here is immaculate.
"It just helps. Obviously the financial side is very hard at the moment and it's very cheap in here," she said."My daughter, she's nine, so I can pick up a few things for her and my son the same, as he's growing so much," she added.Susan Dowling has run the Second Chance shop for almost a decade. She said she wants to help struggling families.
"Prior to opening, I was a family support worker. I left that job but decided that I would still like to do something that was making a difference to people," she said. "With the cost of living crisis, it's become so important to have shops like this because uniforms keep going up and up in price," added Ms Dowling.
With so many parents on a tight budget, buying a second-hand uniform is seen as a more affordable option, she said."So we've got a whole row of primary school uniform. We do trousers, shorts, PE kits and summer dresses," said Ms Dowling.Among the items on the clothes rails are blazers. Ms Dowling said when bought new, they can cost from £40 but in the community shop, donated blazers can be purchased from £5.
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