School clothing grants

School clothing grants are payments given at the discretion of local authorities to assist with the cost of school clothing for state-maintained school pupils whose families are receiving particular state benefits or have a low income.

Application form

If you wish to apply for a school clothing grant, please use the free school meals / clothing grants application form(pdf, 129KB).

Eligibility

The Authority's school clothing grant policy provides for a grant to be made to the parents/guardians of any pupil who:

• is entering a state-maintained secondary school at age 11; and
• lives in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames; and

whose family receives one of the following benefits: Income Support; or Jobseeker's Allowance (Income-based); or Child Tax Credit, provided they are not also receiving Working Tax Credit and have an annual taxable income, as assessed by the Inland Revenue, of less than £15,575 from 6 April 2008; or Pension Tax Credit and have an annual taxable income, as assessed by the Inland Revenue, of less than £15,575 from 6 April 2008; or financial support, in accordance with Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, from the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) or the Council's Asylum and Resettlement Team or Working Tax Credit.

Payment

Grants to the value of £70 will be paid to the parents/guardians of eligible pupils.

More information about school clothing grants

Please contact the Pupil and Student Finance Section regarding any school clothing grants query.

Telephone: 020 8891 7587
Minicom (if you have a hearing difficulty): 020 8891 7539
Email: student.support@richmond.gov.uk

Personal visits to the Pupil and Student Finance Section

Personal visits to the Pupil and Student Finance Section for enquiries about free school meals can be made at the Education and Children's Services Department Reception on the first floor of Regal House.

A map of how to get to Regal House.

If you have any particular need - such as an induction loop, a signer or an interpreter - please let us know in advance and we will do our best to provide it.

Further advice and assistance

For further, independent advice concerning grants and benefits for those on a low income, please contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau office, details of which are available on the Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux website.

General guidance regarding Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance (Income-based) is available on the Department for Work and Pensions website

The Inland Revenue website gives details of how to claim Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit.

Hampton Fuel Allotment Charity may be able to provide some assistance to individuals living within "the Hamptons, then the remainder of the former Borough of Twickenham". You should note, however, that the Charity will not consider applications from individuals living outside those areas.