CAMPAIGNERS from south Essex have slammed “offensively meagre scraps” being handed to parents for free school meals.
Chef Jack Monroe claimed families suffering financially are continuing to be demonised after photos were shared on Twitter of the packages of food some parents had received from the Government.
Many parents have claimed the parcels to be inadequate, with one unnamed mother, going by the name of “Roadside Mum”, saying she was sent just a few pounds worth of food to last ten days (pictured above).
The Government has also come under fire from Southend campaign group All Rise Collective, which last year held demonstrations outside Tory MP Sir David Amess’s office calling on the Government to give more support for disadvantaged children.