Dad Howard, 51, and wife Karen, 46, dread the cost of fitting out their children with compulsory branded kit. But following a Sunday People campaign, Labour MP Mike Amesbury will introduce a bill this week which is likely to become law by spring. This issue has been ­brilliantly highlighted by the Sunday People.”Nearly one in six families say school uniform costs are to blame for them having to cut back on food and other basic essentials, compared with one in seven in 2015. (Image: Image ©Darren Casey/DCimaging)One parent told the Poverty Commission: “The cost of school uniforms is like having to afford two Christmases. “To do that you have to take money out of the food budget, or less on the electric.

Source: Daily Mirror February 01, 2020 23:15 UTC