Motion or amendment: Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms
Motion or amendment by Mr Colin Crawford on .
- MLA
- Mr Colin Crawford
- Party at the time
- Ulster Unionist Party
- Date
- 24 October 2024
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms
- Assembly identifier
- Document 415521
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Holiday Hunger and the High Cost of School Uniforms
That this Assembly notes with grave concern the significant impact of holiday hunger and the high cost of school uniforms and PE kits on families across Northern Ireland; further notes that during the absence of a functioning Executive, funding for the school holiday food grant scheme, which provided payments to prevent holiday hunger for around 100,000 children and young people, was withdrawn; expresses concern over the continued lack of action to address these issues despite the restoration of the Executive; recognises that the ongoing rise in the cost of living, including the high cost of school uniforms, is pushing many families beyond the brink; and calls on the Minister of Education to provide an urgent update on the steps his Department is taking to tackle holiday hunger and reduce the financial burden of school uniforms and PE kits on struggling families.
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