Recent uniform grant increase

2 releases from 2 parties, 4 July 2022 to 5 July 2022.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. ‘Time to make school uniforms affordable’ – Sheehan

   • Sinn Féin
   • 4 July 2022
   • Call for action
   • Criticises another northern ireland political party or its representatives

   Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan calls for an Executive to be in place to roll out Sinn Féin’s plan to make school uniforms affordable, urging further action beyond the recent uniform grant to ease cost pressures on workers and families.

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2. Statutory Guidance on School Uniforms Needed - Gemma Brolly

   • Aontú
   • 5 July 2022
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department
   • Contains a proposal

   Aontú Education Spokesperson Gemma Brolly calls for statutory guidance on school uniform costs, saying the Education Minister's 20% rise in uniform grants does little for families outside the low-income eligibility criteria. She urges a simpler dress code specifying colours rather than brands or…

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.

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