I'm broke and I mean broke. tax credits have decided the extra £5 a week my partner gets means that we now no longer any tax credits. I was living off out child tax credits when it came to getting my son to school/buying his uniforms paying for non school uniform days. now I don't have a penny to my name until August and I can't afford them... do you think his teachers will be offended if he doesn't get them anything? they will be teaching his again next year ready for reception.