School Clothing Grants
The award of clothing grants is to assist with the cost of school clothing for families who are on a qualifying benefit or on a low income.
The current award for a School Clothing Grant is £134 per Primary aged child and £150 per Secondary aged child (values may be subject to change).
You may be eligible for a School Clothing Grant if you have a child who attends a school in Dumfries and Galloway, and you receive any of the following benefits:
- Universal Credit with a monthly earned income of not more than £796
- Income Support
- Income based Job Seekers Allowance
- Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance
- Child Tax Credit, but not Working Tax Credit, with an income of less than £19,995
- Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit, with an income of up to £9,552
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Apply
If you are not in receipt of Council Tax Reduction, you will have to provide up to date information on your financial circumstances to assess your eligibility.
School Clothing Grant applications for the current 2023-2024 school year are now closed.
**Applications for the new school year 2024-2025 (term beginning 21 August 2024) will be available here from the beginning of June 2024 **
You can still apply for Free School Meals and holiday food payments for school year 2023-2024 up until the end of the school term on 1 July 2024. Please go to the following link:
To report a change in your circumstances please contact:
- Email: Educationbenefits@dumgal.gov.uk
- Call: 030 33 33 3000
Payment
Clothing grant payments are paid directly to the applicant's bank account. If you do not have a bank account please contact us. Payments cannot be made to Post Office accounts. We will not pay grants to pupils aged 16 (or who turn 16 between 1 March and 30 September) until after the summer holidays. We need the school to confirm attendance.
Best Start Grant School Age Payment
Now Open for Applications:
The payment provides families in Scotland, who are on a low income to help with the costs of a child starting school. People can apply around the time a child normally starts Primary 1 and if they get certain benefits or tax credits. Applications can be made online at www.mygov.scot/best-start-grant or by contacting the Freephone helpline on 0800 182 2222.
Deadlines do apply.
The helpline is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.
