'I wouldn't go and spend £90 on a blazer or a coat for myself yet I'm expected to do that for my child to go to school.'
A Northern Ireland mum has said additional financial support for families struggling to kit out their children with new school uniforms is simply not enough in the current cost of living crisis.
Read more:Northern Ireland school uniform costs leading to children not going to school, campaigners say While the move has been welcomed, those at the coalface of dealing with increasingly desperate families say more needs to be done to help people struggling to make ends meet. Caroline told Belfast Live : "My daughter has just finished up in primary school but my thoughts have already turned to the cost of a brand new uniform and PE kit for her - basically everything.
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