 However, once deposited on the card, the state has no way to ensure that parents actually spend the clothing allowance money on clothing for their child.In making the proposal, Caswell said, "I never had anything new...I got all the hand-me-downs.And my dad, he did a lot of shopping at the Salvation Army, and his comment was — and quite frankly it's true — once you're out of the store and you walk down the street, nobody knows where you bought your clothes."