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# Back to school costs

Last year
2023
Over 250 parents contacted SVP every day last week about back-to-school costs
All time
Hundreds of struggling parents call SVP everyday as back-to-school costs bite
Parents spending almost €1,500 a year sending children to secondary school - survey