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Scottish School Clothing Grants — 2026 Comparison

The Scottish Government sets a statutory minimum of £120 per primary pupil and £150 per secondary pupil each year, paid by your council to families on qualifying benefits. Roughly half of councils top the minimum up. Rates below show the per-council figure with a verification badge: a green tick means we’ve confirmed it against the council’s own published rate; a grey dash means the council hasn’t published a higher figure for April 2026 and we show the statutory minimum.

Councils

32

Confirmed

24 / 32

Lowest primary

£120

Highest secondary

£185

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1North Lanarkshire£155£180ConfirmedApply →
2Clackmannanshire£145£185ConfirmedApply →
3West Lothian£150£180ConfirmedApply →
4South Lanarkshire£150£170ConfirmedApply →
5Falkirk£135£165ConfirmedApply →
6Inverclyde£150£150ConfirmedApply →
7North Ayrshire£132£164ConfirmedApply →
8Angus£130£160ConfirmedApply →
9East Lothian£130£160ConfirmedApply →
10Fife£130£160ConfirmedApply →
11Highland£140£150ConfirmedApply →
12Dumfries and Galloway£134£150ConfirmedApply →
13Perth and Kinross£126£157ConfirmedApply →
14City of Edinburgh£125£157ConfirmedApply →
15Dundee City£125£155ConfirmedApply →
16Aberdeen City£120£150ConfirmedApply →
17Aberdeenshire£120£150ConfirmedApply →
18Argyll and Bute£120£150ConfirmedApply →
19East Ayrshire£120£150ConfirmedApply →
20East Dunbartonshire£120£150ConfirmedApply →
21East Renfrewshire£120£150ConfirmedApply →
22Midlothian£120£150ConfirmedApply →
23Renfrewshire£120£150ConfirmedApply →
24South Ayrshire£120£150ConfirmedApply →
25Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles)£120£150Statutory minApply →
26Glasgow City£120£150Statutory minApply →
27Moray£120£150Statutory minApply →
28Orkney Islands£120£150Statutory minApply →
29Scottish Borders£120£150Statutory minApply →
30Shetland Islands£120£150Statutory minApply →
31Stirling£120£150Statutory minApply →
32West Dunbartonshire£120£150Statutory minApply →

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The average across Scotland

The national average school clothing grant across all 32 councils is £128 for primary and £156 for secondary. 24 councils have published a rate confirmed for the current academic year; the other 8 default to the £120 primary / £150 secondary statutory minimum on this page until we verify a higher figure. If you spot an incorrect rate, email corrections@eduscot.co.uk.

Rates checked April 2026. Source for confirmed councils: each council’s own clothing grant page. Source for unconfirmed councils: Scottish Government statutory minimum (£150). See our editorial policy for how we source and update this data.