West Lothian Council handed out more than £1m to help families kit their children out with clothes for school this year.
And as a fund for the new school year is set to open the Council’s Executive has agreed to increase grants for the term which starts in August.
The Scottish Government announced this month that clothing grants would increase to £120 for primary and £150 for secondary pupils. In West Lothian, it was agreed to further increase payments to £150 for primary school pupils and £180 for secondary school pupils attending West Lothian Council schools.
