Criteria for receiving support

To qualify for a school clothing grant in Fife, you must be in receipt of support such as income support; job seeker’s allowance (income-based); employment and support allowance (incomerelated); child tax credit only with annual income below £16,105; child tax credit and working tax credit with annual income below £6,420; support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; and universal credit including those with a take-home pay of up to £610 per month.

Angus Council’s school clothing grant criteria suggests that parents and carers receiving any of the following may be entitled: income support; income-based job seeker’s allowance; income-related employment support allowance; child tax credit and/or working tax credit and where your income is less than £16,105; support provided under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; universal credit where the monthly earned income does not exceed £610.

Perth and Kinross Council state that one application per academic year will be considered for children up to the age of 16 if you are receiving income support; income-based job seeker’s allowance; or any income-related element of employment support allowance.

Dundee City Council says grants will be considered for those in receipt of income support; job seeker’s allowance (income-based); employment and support allowance (income-related); universal credit; support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; housing benefit; council tax reduction; or child tax credit with an income of less than £16,105.