FOI Request - School Clothing Grant
Request 101003319402
1) Amount of school clothing grant set by the local authority for the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date) detailing any difference between primary and secondary if this occurred.
2) Total amount of money the local authority has awarded in school clothing grant in each of the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
3) Total number of children that have been awarded grants for school clothing in each of the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
4) Total number of families awarded school clothing grants in each of the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
5) Breakdown of the number of awards for those attending primary or secondary, and (if applicable) nursery or special school for each of the school years with 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
6) Does the authority automatically pay the school clothing grant and if so, what data do you use? For example, free school meal data, housing benefit data etc?
7) Do you roll over families’ entitlement to school clothing grant from one school year to the next? If so, what are the criteria for the grant being rolled over?
8) Do you identify families that may be entitled to school clothing grant, but aren't receiving it, and proactively contact them to advise them to apply for it?
9) Is information recorded according to the 6 priority family types* identified as being at higher risk of child poverty?
10) Has any additional help been given to families for school clothing in 2022-23? For example, an extra one-off payment. If so what type and number of payments have been made?
11) Total number of requests that were turned down and the reasons applications were turned down with number in each category for the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
12) Total number of exceptional requests made for help with school clothing, over and above the amount laid down by the local authority in each of the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
13) Any other information on school clothing grant awards not listed above that relates to the number of children, families, application process, awards made.
* Lone parent families, minority ethnic families, families with a disabled adult or child, families with a younger mother (under 25), families with a child under 1, and larger families (3+ children)
Response 12-06-2023
1) School Clothing Grant set by the local authority for the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date):
Clothing grant year runs from April to March
2018/19 - £100 for all pupils
2019/20 - £100 for all pupils
2020/21 - £100 for all pupils
2021/22 - £120 for Primary School pupils and £150 for Secondary School pupils
2022/23 - £120 for Primary School pupils and £150 for Secondary School pupils
2) Total amount of money the local authority has awarded in school clothing grant in each of the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
2018/19 – £141000
2019/20 – £134200
2020/21 - £160100
2021/22 - £199320
2022/23 - £198840
3) Total number of children that have been awarded grants for school clothing in each of the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
2018/19 – 1410 clothing Grants issued
2019/20 – 1342 clothing grants issued
2020/21 - 1601 clothing grants issued
2021/22 - 1527 clothing grants issued
2022/23 - 1519 clothing grants issued
4) Total number of families awarded school clothing grants in each of the school years 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
2018/19 – 826
2019/20 – 810
2020/21 - 966
2021/22 - 912
2022/23 - 909
5) Breakdown of the number of awards for those attending primary or secondary, and (if applicable) nursery or special school for each of the school years with 2018-2019, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (to date).
2018/19 - 1038 primary & 382 secondary
2019/20 – 954 primary & 388 secondary
2020/21 – 1045 primary & 556 secondary
2021/22 - 991 primary & 536 secondary
2022/23 - 967 primary & 552 secondary
6) Clothing Grants paid automatically using free school meal data and housing benefit data.
7) Not applicable - one clothing grant paid per qualifying pupil per year (April to March).
8) Housing Benefit data is used to potential new entitlement and claimants are then contacted
9) No.
10) There were the 4 bridging payments issued to those in receipt of Free School Meals
11) Requests turned down:
This information is not held but there would be no entitlement if the qualifying criteria was not met. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.
12) Exceptional requests for help with school clothing:
0
13) Any other information on school clothing grant awards not listed above that relates to the number of children, families, application process, awards made.
N/A