British low-cost carrier easyJet is tackling the cost-of-living crisis in the United Kingdom head-on by donating some of its old crew uniforms to provide free school clothing to children in need. The airline is based in Luton, where child poverty is a particularly severe issue, and it hopes that, by providing its old uniforms for use in schools, it will be able to help local families deal with the financial strain.

School uniform items typically cost hundreds of pounds a year per child, and, as such, they can represent a considerable economic outlay for families, especially with a child's growth meaning that such components rarely last more than a few years. While Luton is planned as the rollout location for this initiative, easyJet has also set its sights on other UK bases, and e

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