17.—(1) In this regulation “clothing expenditure” means expenditure on items of uniform and other clothing (including sports clothing) required to be worn at school by an assisted pupil which the school is satisfied–
(a)has been incurred by the parents of that pupil; or
(b)is about to be incurred by them but which they cannot, without financial hardship, incur in advance of the making of grant under this regulation.
(2) A clothing grant shall be made in the case of an assisted pupil as respects whom the relevant income does not exceed £11,952 and shall be of an amount equal to so much of the clothing expenditure (disregarding expenditure in respect of which a previous grant has been paid) as does not exceed–
(a)£73, where the relevant income is £11,116 or less;
(b)£38, where that income exceeds £11,116 but does not exceed £11,952.