Almost half of parents are worried about the cost of buying uniform for the start of the school year
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Almost half of parents are worried about the cost of buying uniform for the start of the school year
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More than one in four parents will go without food or heating to afford school uniform, a survey has suggested.
Survey shows changing attitudes towards school attendance among parents
Pupils are estimated to miss an average of 6.5 school days per year, amounting to an overall total of 23m days of learning lost
Exclusive: Majority of UK adults forced to make difficult choices, with almost two-thirds found to be cutting back on essentials…
Around 860,000 children are living in households who can’t afford the essentials
Up against the costs of Christmas, many families across the UK will find themselves in the red as they head into the new year,…
A rising trend of in-work poverty means many earners are struggling to get by
