Parents being forced to take out loans for school costs [Independent.ie]
- Published: 02 August 2011
Parents are being forced to take out loans to meet the spiralling costs of sending their children back to school, a charity has said.
Barnardo's children's charity warned books and uniforms are as much as €350 for junior infant pupils and can rise to €805 for teenagers starting secondary school.
Chief executive Fergus Finlay said families are struggling to meet the costs as prices increase.
"Even for those parents in receipt of the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance the shortfall between these costs and the amount they receive can leave them struggling to afford school costs," he said.
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