16.—(1) In this paragraph, “clothing expenditure” means expenditure on items of clothing (including sports clothing) to be worn by an aided pupil either at school or for the purposes of school activities, which the school is satisfied—
(a)has been incurred by the applicant; or
(b)is about to be incurred by the applicant and would cause financial hardship without payment of a clothing grant.
(2) The school must only pay a clothing grant to the applicant if the aided pupil has not attended the school prior to holding an aided place.
(3) In an aided pupil’s first year at the school, clothing grant is payable if the relevant income does not exceed £16,610 and must be of an amount equal to that part of the clothing expenditure that does not exceed the maximum amount specified in column (2) of the following table in relation to the corresponding relevant income mentioned in column (1) of that table—
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Relevant income | Maximum amount of clothing grant |
| Does not exceed £14,583 | £253 |
| Exceeds £14,583 but does not exceed £15,264 | £189 |
| Exceeds £15,264 but does not exceed £15,917 | £125 |
| Exceeds £15,917 but does not exceed £16,610 | £62 |
(4) Clothing grant payable under sub-paragraph (3) may be paid during the school year referred to in that sub-paragraph or in the two months immediately preceding that year.
(5) In all other cases, clothing grant is payable if the relevant income does not exceed £15,917 and must be of an amount equal to that part of the clothing expenditure for which a clothing grant has not already been made and that does not exceed the maximum amount specified in column (2) of the following table in relation to the corresponding relevant income mentioned in column (1) of that table—
| (1) | (2) |
|---|---|
| Relevant income | Maximum amount of clothing grant |
| Does not exceed £14,797 | £98 |
| Exceeds £14,797 but does not exceed £15,917 | £52 |