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West Midlands parents going without to cover school uniform costs
Research found 38% of parents worry about school shoes and 24% about PE kits as families cut spending and turn to baby banks.
- Research by Save and the Baby Bank Alliance shows half of parents worry about school uniform prices, with more than a third going without to manage new term expenses.
- Government figures show annual uniform costs average £440 for secondary school pupils and £340 for primary pupils, despite new rules limiting branded items to reduce expenses.
- Thirty-Eight per cent of parents worry about school shoes, while 24 per cent fear PE kit prices; one in five plan to work extra hours to cover essentials.
- Baby banks are reporting a rise in demand for uniforms for children as almost a third of parents cut household spending to manage costs.
- Dan Paskins, executive director of UK Impact at Save the Children UK, said families should "get in touch with their local baby bank if they need help" amid the cost-of-living crisis.
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