free secondays uniform but no primary?

spartacusthe1st

im on full housing benefit and council ax benefit as my hubby was made redundant and he is on jsa, i saw that my council provides about 80 pounds towards secondary school uniform but nothing towards primary school uniform?!:eek:
does any one know of any where that could help with the cost ofprimary school uniforms?and does any one elses councils do this?
thanks!:beer:

laurel7172

Only secondary here.

I think the logic is that you have to clothe your children anyway, and primary school uniform is usually the cheapest thing in a child's wardrobe-get the basics from the supermarkets plus one sweatshirt with the school logo if really necessary. Lots of people here didn't bother with school-branded stuff, and it wasn't because they couldn't afford it.

nannytone_2

lots of schools sell used/nearly new uniform. ask the receptionist at the school

knithappens

no primary or secondary here

sunnyone

spartacusthe1st wrote: »

im on full housing benefit and council ax benefit as my hubby was made redundant and he is on jsa, i saw that my council provides about 80 pounds towards secondary school uniform but nothing towards primary school uniform?!:eek:
does any one know of any where that could help with the cost ofprimary school uniforms?and does any one elses councils do this?
thanks!:beer:

Its cheaper to provide a uniform than it is to provide everyday clothes today so why would you assume you would get extra ontop of the nearly £80 per week (CTC+CB) you get for your child?

nannytone_2

primary schools can't actually 'enforce' a uniform on the pupils (in state schools) as the child isnt deemed old enough to be responsible for what they wear. They can request one though.
it's not very helpful in practice, as they can make things difficult and it wouldnt be nice for the child the be the 'odd one out'

Anubis_2

You can get a primary school uniform for a tenner, a secondary school uniform on the other hand coupled with the extras they need costs a heck of a lot more.

lin473

All help towards school uniform was stopped around here at least ten years ago.

I wouldn't say too much about the 'unfairness' as your local authority is much more likely to withdraw the upper school grant than it is to extend it to primary!

DX2

We get £50 for primary and £50 for secondary.

bestpud

They've reintroduced uniform grants here (after many years with no provision at all) but have kept very quiet about it so it's worth double checking with your local council if you would be entitled.

SingleSue

We have no uniform grants here...for either primary or secondary.