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Highland Council

School Clothing Grant (Highland)

A cash grant from Highland Council to help families on qualifying benefits with the cost of school uniforms: £166.50 for each primary school child and £178.50 for each high school child. Families who get a clothing grant are also paid holiday meal payments automatically before each school holiday. The same application covers free school meals for P6 to S6 pupils (P1 to P5 get them anyway). Applications for the 2026 to 2027 school year opened on 1 July 2026.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
£167 – £179
Deadline
Not published
no closing date given
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Parents and carers living in the Highland Council area whose child is in Primary 1 to Secondary 6 and whose household receives a qualifying benefit
  • The council lists: support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999; Universal Credit (if monthly earned income is £995 or less); Pension Credit
  • Young people aged 16 to 18 who receive a low-income qualifying benefit can also apply, as can people with no access to public funds (usually due to immigration status) and people waiting for their first Universal Credit award notice
  • Receiving the Scottish Child Payment with a child in P6 or P7 qualifies for free school meals only, not clothing grants or holiday meal payments

What it funds

  • Help with the cost of school uniforms: £166.50 for primary school children, £178.50 for high school children
  • Holiday meal payments, paid in advance of each school holiday to eligible children in Primary 1 to Secondary 6 who are eligible for a clothing grant

How to apply

  1. Apply online through the council's free school meals and clothing grants form (https://self.highland.gov.uk/service/Free_school_meals_and_clothing_grants)
  2. If you need to send supporting documents, upload photos or scans with the council's online evidence upload form

holiday meal payments need no separate application; they are paid if you have applied and are eligible for a clothing grant.

for advice and help making an application, email welfare.support@highland.gov.uk.

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