Almost half of low-income families with school age children expect to resort to cleaning their uniforms by hand. It comes as new research found many can't afford to use a washing machine.
The number of parents prepared to do so has trebled from previous years. Another stark sign of the crippling impact of sky-high bills. Charity National Energy Action also highlighted a huge rise in hard-up parents unable to afford proper school uniforms, reports the Mirror.
It emerged as many children prepare to return to school next week after the summer break, with some having their first day today. The findings come as the Conservatives still refuse to announce any new help for households hit with rocketing energy bills until either clear frontrunner Liz Truss or rival Rishi Sunak are confirmed as the new Prime Minister next week.
