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Cost of state school education up by £500 since 2022, research finds
According to CPAG, the key drivers of the ‘stark rises’ since 2022 are the cost of food during the school day, an increased need for technology
UK parents must now pay at least £1,000 a year for a child at state primary school and nearly £2,300 a year for a child at secondary school, marking a rise of 16% and 30% respectively, new research has found.A new report from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) found that these costs “far outstrip” both inflation and earnings growth.
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