By KHRISNA VIRGIL

LARGE sums of money have been spent this year on school uniforms and lunch programmes for children of low income families, Minister of Social Services Loretta Butler-Turner said.

Addressing claims that the government has not given enough assistance to struggling families, Mrs Butler-Turner outlined in parliament a comprehensive report of the government's expenditure and the number of applications for assistance received and approved.

The Department of Social Services recorded an expenditure of $338,207 this year on its uniform assistance programme.

In Nassau alone, 2,770 children received uniforms from the government.

Commenting on the applications that have yet to ...

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