currently in england, all infant state school pupils up to year 2 get free school meals during term time. but from year 3 upwards, your household income must be below £7,400 a year. in northern ireland, the cap is set higher at 14,000 a year. and scotland and wales have recently committed to rolling out free meals for all primary pupils. the latest call for change follows footballer marcus rashford s successful campaign during the pandemic to extend free school meal vouchers during holidays. but even he admits there is a long way to go. the department for education says more families than ever now have access to free school meals and they are providing over £15 billion of support to those hit hardest by rising costs. but teachers in england now urgently want to see the government go further.
to prepare and provide a hot, nutritious school meal every single day for every single child is a way of creating a break between food poverty and also healthy young people who can thrive at school and do well at school because, without good food, you just don t survive or do well at school. currently in england, all infant state school pupils up to year 2 get free school meals during term time. but from year 3 upwards, your household income must be below £7,400 a year. in northern ireland, the cap is set higher at 14,000 a year. and scotland and wales have recently committed to rolling out free meals for all primary pupils. the latest call for change follows footballer marcus rashford s successful campaign during the pandemic to extend free school meal vouchers during holidays. but even he admits there
poverty action group we believe the most important intervention would be for universal provision. this is currently being rolled out in wales and scotland, so every child in primary school in wales and scotland will receive a universal free school meal. but as a very important first step yet in england with initial cut those families struggling on low incomes, extending to families already in receipt of your muscle credit or legacy benefits, would be an important way to make sure we are reaching those families about the cost of living crisis. cost of living crisis. potentially, some families cost of living crisis. potentially, some families who cost of living crisis. potentially, some families who are - cost of living crisis. potentially, some families who are not - cost of living crisis. potentially, some families who are not in i cost of living crisis. potentially, - some families who are not in receipt of benefits? who are working, who don t get benefits, but are struggling? d
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