- Title or Description
- School Clothing Grant
- FOI Number
- 42
- Date Received
- 17/01/2022
- Type of Request
- FOI
- Request or Question
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I have only been able to find part of the information (e.g. amount of clothing grant) I would like from the Council website and previous FOI requests which have been made which is why I am requesting this information. I am happy to email the request in tabular format which may make it easier to fill in.By school year 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2021 to 2022 (to date) and by primary/secondary when appropriate/available I would like to request the following information:School clothing grant amount set per pupil;Total amount of money awarded in school clothing grant;
Total number of families awarded school clothing grants;
Number of awards made for children in primary or secondary sectors;
If applicable, number of awards made for children in nursery or special schools;
Total number of requests that were not successful;
Reasons applications were not successful (if this information has been recorded) with a number (if recorded) for each type of reason, e.g., income too high;
The total number of exceptional requests made for help with school clothing, over and above the amount set by the local authority. - Response
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Clothing/Footwear Grants:-
2019/20
Clothing Grant amount - £100 per eligible child
Total applicants awarded – 1511
Primary School grants - £143,900
Secondary School grants - £98,400
Special School grants - £300
Total Clothing Grants - £242,600
2020/21
Clothing Grant amount - £100 per eligible child
Total applicants awarded – 1681
Primary School grants - £164,800
Secondary School grants - £105,200
Special School grants - £100
Total Clothing Grants - £270,100
2021/22
Clothing Grant amount - £120 per eligible child for Primary School and £150 per child for Secondary School
Total applicants awarded – 1513
Primary School grants - £180,060
Secondary School grants - £144,660
Special School grants - £150
Total Clothing Grants - £324,870
We are unable to identify the number of unsuccessful application by means of reporting as only successful applications are processed within our Clothing Grant system. We would have to manually view all paper/electronic filing to identify all applications, including those made within Housing Benefit and/or Council Tax Reduction applications and match that to our Clothing Grant System. The cost of investigating this would exceed the prescribed limits therefore this part of your request is refused under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act Scotland 2002.
Exceptional Requests:-
55 exceptional requests have been made for help with school clothing, over and above the amount set by the local authority. Some requests have come from parents who are in receipt of clothing grant however most schools offer preloved clothes to families and not just uniform. This is invariably the schools taking the initiative rather than a response to 'exceptional requests' in the wording of the FOI.
