Do newsreaders get a clothing allowance?

I’m asking on behalf of someone else following a discussion at home

Do newsreaders get a clothing allowance?

I’m assuming they must as unlike jobs behind the scenes, there is an expectation that they have quite an extensive high quality wardrobe to wear I’m front of the camera.

Regional = very little, if none at all. They used to have an allowance.

Apparently the BBC News channel increased their presenters trousers allowances when they started to stand up to present the news....

......I might have made that bit up.

Not on Naked News.

If I recall, there was certainly a clothing allowance for network weather presenters during the Met Office contract.

Yes they buy their outfits from that high street chain, 'News Look'.

They used in the US to but that went away around the turn of the century. Now I know the morning shows have stylists and I’m not sure if clothes a loaners or stuff the anchors buy themselves. But to be honest if your making $1+ million (more likely $10+ million) you should be able to pay for your clothes.

Certain shows like ET, E! News, Access, some game shows and sportscasts will have an end credit saying (Hosts) clothing provided by... that the host may keep or more likely is donated or returned to the designer. I remember a puff piece the local station airing Wheel of Fortune did and they interviewed Vanna White and she said she’s never worn the same dress twice - they either go back to the designer or are donated to the needy.

Now not quite on the same scale some local stations do have credits at the end saying that some hair salon cuts the anchors and reporters hair.

Louise Minchin said in an interview that the BBC doesn't provide a clothing allowance.

I wonder ITV has a clothing budget for GMB or indeed all their live daytime shows because I've seen on Instagram, they usually say where an outfit is from and some of it isn't cheap. It's probably easier for male presenters because they just change the colour of their shirt or tie.

A clothing allowance would be, if I'm not mistaken, a benefit-in-kind so it would not be tax-deductible.

Because the clothes they wear could be worn on other occasions - night out, etc - they're not treated the same as, say, protective clothing and branded uniforms.

This seems to confirm it but I am happy to be corrected if anyone knows differently.

Aah so that’s why they wear the same clothes year in, year out

If you saw Paul Hudson’s shirt on Tuesday’s Look North you would be able to instantly answer your own question!

I beleive stv does have one but you can tell there is only 15 priece for female staff. At least with the man its at least 40 of ties