‘It’s crazy expensive’: how much does it really cost to go to school?

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We’re talking to people from Newport about how expensive it can be for parents sending kids to school, from uniforms to trips, people across Wales can be spending hundreds of pounds a year for their children’s education.

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00:00School dinners as well, depends if you're eligible. I find if you're not actually in

00:05that certain bracket, it is difficult to sort of, I don't know, pay for everything there

00:11because they are a bit up the prices. I remember a couple of years ago when I was in there,

00:15it increased while I was in school. So, yeah, that might be one of the main class of foods

00:19going up. School uniforms are always outrageous anyway, so.

00:23That's right, it is. For the people, people who are not working, I don't think they're

00:29getting meals now, well, I don't know. But when I had my clothes and small, it was very

00:36expensive. I mean, that seems to change.

00:41About when I was in school, about a year or two ago now, mum would usually pay like a

00:46uniform, about 130 quid for a uniform. School, dinner for money, it's crazy.

00:52And uni as well, it's crazy, crazy expensive. Yeah.

00:58That's my case.

01:04That's my case.

01:09You're not going to.

01:10You're not going to.

01:13I'll tell you your time.

01:14You're not going to.

01:18That's my case.

01:19We're going to talk to you, too.

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