Personal Finance
Barnardos: Parents worry about affording back-to-school costs
Survey shows 35 per cent of primary and half of secondary school parents believe inflation has made it harder to meet costs
Half of primary and two-thirds of secondary school parents said they are worried about meeting back-to-school costs for the coming academic year, according to a survey.
The back-to-school survey, conducted by children’s charity Barnardos, also found that 35 per cent of primary school and 50 per cent of secondary school parents believe cost-of-living increases have made it much more difficult to meet school costs, with 41 per cent of parents saying it had made it ...
