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crutches

there is a msg/info bord for people with 4 or more children.I'm sure anyone on there would help with uniform if they could.we would welcome you ,son or ndil with open arms.
if social services need a kick up the backside it might be worth seeing your mp?

if you post uniform details on here i'm sure you will be inundated!and we'd be delighted to help.

Amethyst

Thank you for all your help and good wishes, I am passing on the info to son & n dil and will let you know what the outcome is - if need be I will arrange to see MP on their behalf.

Kind regards
Amethyst

zzzLazyDaisy

magoogy wrote:

if you are entitled to school dinners you are entitled to the uniform too - surely every authority provides this?

No..... most don't these days.......

Ted_Hutchinson

Fran wrote:

........ The Crisi Loan is more likely because anyone can claim (don't have to be on benefits) and it could perhaps be claimed for "unable to pay for something else and this will be a serious risk to the health and safety of you or your family?"

from Crisis loans
What expenses are excluded from crisis loans

• Certain expenses are excluded. A crisis loan cannot be made for:-any need which occurs outside the United Kingdom
• educational or training expenses, including clothing and tools
• a distinctive school uniform, sports clothes or equipment
• travelling expenses to and from school
• school meals and meals taken during school holidays by children entitled to free school meals

  The best one to go for if claiming Income Support, Income based JSA or Pension Credits is the Community Care Grant because it does not have to be paid back.

  from Community care grants What expenses are excluded from community care grants Certain expenses are excluded from community care grants. A grant cannot be made for:-
• any need which occurs outside the United Kingdom
• educational or training expenses, including clothing and tools
• a distinctive school uniform, sports clothes or equipment
• travelling expenses to and from school

It would be a good idea for someone to take all the info to a Citizens Advice Bureau and get the overall situation checked out. They can tell you exactly what benefits etc.

jellyhead

by the way i find the polo shirts at ethel austin better than the asda ones, they're cheaper too. they do white or pale blue i think. they also do trousers but i have to shop around because my son can't manage proper fastenings yet so needs pull up trousers (he's 8 so i'm running out of places to b uy them, but the catalogues go up to his size at the moment.

if you do buy from asda remember you can use grocery vouchers to get up to ten percent off the cost of the shopping, you don't have to buy the product on the voucher. i regularly use coupons sent by huggies, pampers, hipp, organix, etc. when i do my shopping.

Fran

Thanks for the info Ted. However a Community Care Grant is a possibility for other things in this situation, but expert advice is needed to know what to put in for.

crutches

a woman in our area is beinggiven fostering allowances for her brothers 3 children who need to live with her.this may be apossibility for you.The hospital where the mother is being treated should have a social worker who can help you.

Savvy_Sue

crutches wrote:

a woman in our area is beinggiven fostering allowances for her brothers 3 children who need to live with her.this may be apossibility for you.The hospital where the mother is being treated should have a social worker who can help you.

Definitely worth asking about this, although fostering allowances aren't automatically paid if there's a family connection. I don't know if it's area to area, or circumstances. The additional children can also not 'count' in any application for social housing!

The two cases I know of locally are both aunts caring for nephew / niece as well as their own children. If they didn't have the child, a foster placement would be necessary, paid for at great expense by the authority, but apart from getting Child Benefit because the child lives with them, these families get not a penny more. One was in a council house and desperate to move somewhere bigger, but the 'extra' child didn't count because it wasn't a formal placement, even though there were no plans and little possibility for the child to return to the natural parents.

(Before anyone starts, no of course they didn't take these children in for the money, but a little recognition and support from the local authority given that they are saving £000s on foster placements wouldn't go amiss!)

I hope things are better for the OP's family: as indeed they may be because the circumstances are different.

sarahlouise210

why do you not list the colours required and sizes and we can then send you a personal message if we have the items ourselves and are prepared to send them on? All of us that are parents have outgrown uniform still in good condition and many would be happy to help I am sure

penrith

crutches wrote:

there is a msg/info bord for people with 4 or more children.I'm sure anyone on there would help with uniform if they could.we would welcome you ,son or ndil with open arms.
if social services need a kick up the backside it might be worth seeing your mp?

if you post uniform details on here i'm sure you will be inundated!and we'd be delighted to help.

where is this message board please?