Sending child to state secondary school costs UK families £39 a week, study says

Low-income families in England face highest costs compared with Scotland and Wales due to fewer benefits

Sending a child to a state secondary school costs families at least £39 each week, and £19 a week for children at primary school, according to research based on a child’s minimum needs.

The study by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) found that the associated costs of transport, lunch, uniform, school trips and learning materials combined amounts to hundreds of pounds a year for each child at a UK state school.