Parents can get £200 per child for their school uniform with this grant

Inflation is soaring and the cost of living crisis is worsening across the UK and many parents are struggling to make ends meat, let alone fork out hundreds on new school uniforms for their children.

It is estimated that school uniforms can cost parents more than £300 per child per year but there is help at hand. Families across the UK can now apply for a School Uniform Grant of up to £200 per child, per year.

The grant is a government-run scheme which was introduced to help low-income families purchase school uniform for their children. The School Uniform Grant is non-repayable and has a maximum amount of £200, however, this depends on your local authority and individual circumstances.

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Andrea Knowles, budgeting expert at vouchers.co.uk has explained how the uniform grant works, who is eligible and how you can apply for the money. There are also tips below on how to keep costs down when buying school uniforms.

In England the highest grants available to families is up to £150 per child, although this could be £200 depending on individual circumstances. For Wales it is up to £200 per child, Scotland is up to £150 per child and Northern Ireland is up to £67.50 per child.

Parents will need to find out if their local authority offers the grant first as unfortunately, only 27 out of 149 English councils offer it. To do this, the government has a handy tool on their website where you just need to enter your postcode.

If your local authority does offer the grant, you should be able to claim it if you can prove that you’re on a low income, or receive at least one of the following benefits:

Generally, if your child or