Vicky Parry
9th Sep 2024
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As part of its Community Support Fund, Aldi are offering £100 Aldi vouchers to parents throughout September to alleviate the costs of everyday essentials following the back-to-school season. Additionally, the supermarket is donating £20,000 to charitable causes focused on supporting children. This contribution, facilitated through their community giving platform Neighbourly, will aid schools and nurseries in providing essential resources to families in need.
Recent research from the UK’s fourth largest supermarket highlights that parents typically spend just over £100 per child during the back-to-school period on items such as new shoes, pencil cases, and lunchboxes. The financial strain continues throughout the school year, with parents spending approximately £23 per week on packed lunches and around £90 on after-school clubs and extra-curricular activities.
Liz Fox, National Sustainability Director at Aldi UK, said: “We know the back-to-school period can be a real pinch point for family finances, especially after having to contend with keeping the kids entertained during the summer school holidays.
“As the UK’s lowest-priced supermarket, we’re committed to doing whatever we can to support parents in making their money go further and that’s why we’re giving parents an extra helping hand via our Back-to-School Fund this September.
“We’re giving our customers the chance to apply for vouchers to help parents cover the cost of packed lunches and other essentials they’ll need to stock up on throughout the school year.”
Aldi has a long-standing partnership with Neighbourly as part of its commitment to make fresh, healthy food accessible for everyone. Shoppers who wish to support local charities can do so through community donation points in Aldi stores.
Steve Butterworth, Neighbourly CEO, said: “We support many thousands of good causes across the UK that directly support families, and this additional funding from Aldi will provide a vital lifeline for them to cover the cost of essentials for the parents and children who need it most.”
Parents who want to apply for Aldi’s Back-to-School Fund should email [email protected] by 30/09/2024, with 100 people chosen throughout the month to receive a £100 voucher.