The Scottish Government is set to support 1,692 school children in Stirling with £161,000 to buy school clothes through the School Clothing Grant.
The School Clothing Grant was increased this month by the Scottish Government and provides families with primary school children with £120 per child and £150 per child in secondary school.
The support helps families pay for school clothes and shoes. Applications are still open for eligible parents to apply for the start of the new school year.
More information can be found here: https://www.mygov.scot/clothing-grants
Local Stirling MSP Evelyn Tweed said:
‘Meeting the costs of buying school clothes can be very challenging for thousands of families across Scotland and the SNP Scottish Government has introduced the School Clothing Grant to ensure every child in Scotland doesn’t miss out.
‘Already the SNP Scottish Government has helped a significant number of families in Stirling with buying school clothes and shoes. Applications are still open for eligible families to apply for the start of the new school year.
‘This is another clear demonstration of the tale of two governments: Scotland’s national government at Holyrood building a social security system based on dignity, fairness and respect; and the government in Westminster preparing to cut Universal Credit, risking plunging 20,000 children in Scotland into poverty.’
The number of children and young people whom we estimate will benefit from the minimum school clothing grant, broken down by local authority area, is provided within the following table:
| Local Authority | Estimated number of children and young people (in each LA area) |
| Aberdeen City | 3,471 |
| Aberdeenshire | 3,376 |
| Angus | 2,473 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1,463 |
| Clackmannanshire | 1,349 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3,374 |
| Dundee City | 6,045 |
| East Ayrshire | 4,167 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,014 |
| East Lothian | 1,682 |
| East Renfrewshire | 1,714 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 6,821 |
| Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 416 |
| Falkirk | 4,678 |
| Fife | 11,882 |
| Glasgow City | 28,464 |
| Highland | 4,333 |
| Inverclyde | 3,114 |
| Midlothian | 2,018 |
| Moray | 1,434 |
| North Ayrshire | 5,186 |
| North Lanarkshire | 10,234 |
| Orkney Islands | 227 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1,850 |
| Renfrewshire | 5,498 |
| Scottish Borders | 2,220 |
| Shetland Islands | 309 |
| South Ayrshire | 2,926 |
| South Lanarkshire | 10,622 |
| Stirling | 1,692 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 3,530 |
| West Lothian | 6,498 |
| SCOTLAND | 145,080 |
The funding allocation of the £11.8 million in additional funding for the school clothing grant, broken down by local authority area, is provided within the following table:
| Local Authority | Additional funding for school clothing grants |
| Aberdeen City | £351,000 |
| Aberdeenshire | £371,000 |
| Angus | £239,000 |
| Argyll and Bute | £155,000 |
| Clackmannanshire | £136,000 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £354,000 |
| Dundee City | £357,000 |
| East Ayrshire | £334,000 |
| East Dunbartonshire | £146,000 |
| East Lothian | £218,000 |
| East Renfrewshire | £147,000 |
| Edinburgh, City of | £698,000 |
| Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | £43,000 |
| Falkirk | £363,000 |
| Fife | £935,000 |
| Glasgow City | £1,940,000 |
| Highland | £469,000 |
| Inverclyde | £161,000 |
| Midlothian | £191,000 |
| Moray | £187,000 |
| North Ayrshire | £379,000 |
| North Lanarkshire | £929,000 |
| Orkney Islands | £40,000 |
| Perth and Kinross | £274,000 |
| Renfrewshire | £363,000 |
| Scottish Borders | £245,000 |
| Shetland Islands | £29,000 |
| South Ayrshire | £237,000 |
| South Lanarkshire | £678,000 |
| Stirling | £161,000 |
| West Dunbartonshire | £234,000 |
| West Lothian | £436,000 |
| SCOTLAND | £11,800,000 |