AQW 8611/22-27

Ms Connie Egan
Alliance Party
North Down

Tabled Date: 11/03/2024
Answered On Date: 17/04/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education why uniform grants are not available for pupils in statutory pre-school settings.

Answer:

Uniform grants are available as a contribution towards the costs of school uniform for low-income families with children of compulsory school-age. It is not compulsory for children in Northern Ireland to attend pre-school and therefore in keeping with other parts of the UK, uniform grants are not available to the families of children attending pre-school.