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06/07/2017
Support To Help Low Income Families Pay For School Uniforms Cut
Support to help low income families pay for school uniforms has been cut by the Department for Education.
The SDLP described the announcement as "alarming" and is calling for an urgent meeting with the Department.
MLA Colin McGrath said: "With inflation rising and many families already struggling to make ends meet, adding this additional burden onto the shoulders of some of the most disadvantaged in our community is disgraceful.
"I will be seeking urgent clarification from the Department of Education and standing four-square against this attack on low income families and children.
"It is absolutely clear, that now more than ever, all political parties need to pull together rather than pull apart. We need to work with urgency to restore the institutions in order to ensure that we can deliver in the interests of all people in Northern Ireland, not least, our children."
(CD/LM)
The SDLP described the announcement as "alarming" and is calling for an urgent meeting with the Department.
MLA Colin McGrath said: "With inflation rising and many families already struggling to make ends meet, adding this additional burden onto the shoulders of some of the most disadvantaged in our community is disgraceful.
"I will be seeking urgent clarification from the Department of Education and standing four-square against this attack on low income families and children.
"It is absolutely clear, that now more than ever, all political parties need to pull together rather than pull apart. We need to work with urgency to restore the institutions in order to ensure that we can deliver in the interests of all people in Northern Ireland, not least, our children."
(CD/LM)
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