Covid an extra worry for parents on top of back-to-school costs

Parents spend €1,467 per secondary school child and €1,123 per child at primary school, with a quarter of parents getting into debt to cover costs

The top expense for primary school parents is after-school care, which comes in at an average of €200.

It’s a back-to-school season like no other. This year’s regular League of Credit Unions (ILCU) survey of costs comes with a Covid survey that reveals the extra layer of worry that September 2020 is bringing to the parents of school-going children.