One in 10 parents in rented accommodation can't afford to buy clothes for their children

One in eight single parents unable to afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes for their children, CSO statistics show.

Nearly one in 10 people in rented households cannot afford to buy new clothes for their children, while nearly 8% cannot afford to buy them shoes.

Single parents, meanwhile, face difficulty affording clothes and shoes at a far greater rate than two-parent households, with one in 10 single parents not able to afford their children’s school trips and one in eight unable to afford two pairs of properly fitting shoes for their children.