Calls for an urgent government investigation into the impact of rising prices on school attendance.
There are calls for an urgent government investigation into children missing school due to the cost of living crisis., official figures show.
Children's Commissioner for Wales Rocio Cifuentes told the inquiry attendance figures were also "significantly lower" for children in year groups not entitled to free travel and that tackling child poverty should be a "key driver in reducing absence".There are now calls for a campaign to press home the importance of going to school
"Parents have to find money for uniforms, books, technology, stationery, school bags, school trips, after school clubs," she said.
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