{"id":179436,"date":"2023-08-27T07:08:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T07:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=179436"},"modified":"2023-08-27T07:08:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T07:08:44","slug":"warning-to-parents-over-back-to-school-costs-as-uniforms-soar-by-eye-watering-amount-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/lifestyle\/warning-to-parents-over-back-to-school-costs-as-uniforms-soar-by-eye-watering-amount-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning to parents over back to school costs as uniforms soar by eye-watering amount | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PARENTS face inflation-busting back to school costs as uniforms soar by 11 per cent, stats show.<\/p>\n<p>Some MPs are calling for VAT on school uniforms to be scrapped as families face the pinch ahead of the new term.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/epdtb7-school-pupils-uniform-walking-837358116.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NINTCHDBPICT000004620920.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A typical set of clothes and equipment now costs \u00a399.94, the Office for National Statistics said.<\/p>\n<p>Sports trainers are up by 22 per cent \u2014 around \u00a36.35 more than last year. <\/p>\n<p>Trousers have risen by six per cent to \u00a310.64 and girls\u2019 jackets by eight per cent to \u00a322.98.<\/p>\n<p>Stationery costs are up 16 per cent to \u00a37.39, while a weekly packed lunch has gone up 22 per cent to \u00a311.60 per child.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE MONEY NEWS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GM_26-08_NECTAR-CLUBCARD_COMPARISION-v2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sainsbury&#8217;s Nectar versus Tesco Clubcard: best loyalty card prices revealed<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1d1db559-ae7d-441f-aa95-76b15bf2d22b.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Martin Lewis\u2019 MSE trick to extend Tesco Clubcard vouchers expiring in DAYS<\/h3>\n<p>The rises have pushed parents towards using uniform recycling schemes.<\/p>\n<p>Lib Dem education spokesperson Munira Wilson said: \u201cIt is time this government scrapped the \u2018school uniform tax\u2019 to help cash-strapped families this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A government spokesman said it is \u201censuring costs are kept reasonable\u201d with measures including \u201ca zero-rate of VAT for clothing and footwear designed for young children less than 14 years of age\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It is also giving extra funding to some councils for grants for buying uniforms.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RB-COMP-OMAZE-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Man who won \u00a33m Omaze mansion abandons it over fears it could crumble into SEA<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Peoples-Postcode-Lottery-1-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>I accidentally bought 6 lotto tickets &amp; almost cancelled them &#8211; then I won big<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/b-m-bargains-retail-shop-836846316-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>B&amp;M shoppers go wild over \u00a34 dupe of iconic designer perfume for \u00a393 less<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/view-nice-tropical-beach-palm-822941373.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>How to book 49 days holiday in 2024 with just 21 days of annual leave<\/h3>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/money\/23670122\/warning-parents-back-to-school-costs-uniforms-soar-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARENTS face inflation-busting back to school costs as uniforms soar by 11 per cent, stats show. 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