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Research in June suggested that parents are on average spending around four hundred pounds a year on uniform. But, steps are being taken to help families who are struggling to afford the basics. I've been to a Co-Op in Ashby to see how North West Leicestershire District Council is helping families. The authority has set up a swap shop that lets parents donate their old or unused uniform. Full details of the NWLeics scheme here: https://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/school_uniform_swap_shops
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