Parents borrowing from PDLs for School Uniform purchases - Citizen Advice Bureau

[citizenB]

Almost two thirds of parents face costs of over £70 for a new school uniform for each child this term – and 19% will fork out more than £150 per uniform.

 

The national charity also finds that only 11% expect to pay under £30 for a new school uniform.

 

Yet parents are finding different ways to cope with the costs. A third have planned ahead for the pricey pullovers by saving up money for their child’s school uniform and a fifth earn enough to absorb the cost.

 

But a quarter will resort to borrowing money – rising to a third among unemployed parents – and 23% of all parents don’t know how they’ll pay for it.

 

The new figures are from Citizens Advice’s ‘great BIG school uniform survey’ which received 1,000 responses and ran online from 2 July to 12 August 2013 . It finds 9 in 10 ten parents will buy a new uniform this year. Citizens Advice also tracked school cost trends by analysing over 70 client cases about school clothing struggles, reported to bureaux between June 2012 and 12 August 2013.

 

 

Read more : http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/pressoffice/press_index/press_office-newpage-2.htm

 

 

 

 

The OFT are writing to 29,500 state Schools asking them to remove restrictions. Where parents are forced to buy from specialist suppliers.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223168/Parents-lose-52million-year-uniform-costs-state-schools-force-spend-169-skirt.html

[firstship]

The answer to this problem is to get the schools themselves to stock badges of various sizes to sew on garments that make up the school uniform,Large Badge for Blazer down to small badge for PE garments,then parents can purchase the relevant items from which store/supermarket they wish, if there is a tie involved in the uniform the school can source these as well as the badges. The Uniform itself needs to be made up from basic colours that are widely available.The biggest problem is getting the schools to co-operate,they would rather take the least line of resistance and nominate a school stockist for their uniform

 

FS

[citizenB]

 

The schools receive a financial kickback from the outfitters involved, however the sum represents only a fraction of the extra cost imposed on families.

 

Some schools – just like Premier League football clubs with their shirts- make regular changes to designs and logos which means parents are effectively forced to buy new uniforms.

 

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223168/Parents-lose-52million-year-uniform-costs-state-schools-force-spend-169-skirt.html#ixzz2cL4PIQdl

 

 

 

Kids grow at an alarming rate - so outerwear such as blazers need to be regularly replaced.

[renegadeimp]

Young kids should go to sainsburys etc. Full uniform for around £15. Go to primark. Full uniform for £10-15.

 

£70 just shows that the school are robbing the parents blind, or the parents have no clue of the real costs.

[Old Cogger]

Young kids should go to sainsburys etc. Full uniform for around £15. Go to primark. Full uniform for £10-15.

 

£70 just shows that the school are robbing the parents blind, or the parents have no clue of the real costs.

 

 

always been the same I can remember since the 1940s

[citizenB]

My Son used to attend the London Nautical School in Blackfriars. You could only purchase from one supplier. It was expensive 30 years ago and having looked at the website order form, it is still expensive !