Low-income families in Northern Ireland eligible for the grant apply though the Education Authority.
There has been a discrepancy between the grant available to families in Northern Ireland and in some other parts of the UKThe grant available to families towards the cost of school uniforms is to rise for the 2022/23 school year.
Education Minister Michelle McIlveen said she was spending just over £1m to increase the uniform grant by 20%.The Department of Education spoke previously of aThe department is currently reviewing the criteria for the uniform grant and for free school meals.Northern Ireland's commissioner for children and young people has also previously described school sportswear prices as "scandalous".In the 2021/22 school year, low-income families could receive a grant of £35.
It suggested parents spent £131 on primary school uniforms and £177 on post-primary uniforms when preparing their children for the return to school. Separate UK-wide research by the Children's Society, suggested that parents spent on average £337 per year on school uniforms for each secondary school child and £315 on each primary school child.However, the Department of Education issued guidance in 2018 which "advises" schools to keep costs to a minimum.
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