The report highlights the number of children who are poor but ineligible for free lunches, and cites research which shows children’s health, attainment and even school attendance is improved when free school meals are universal.
In Lancashire alone, 15,000 children living on the breadline do not qualify for any form of free school meals, along with 10,500 other students in Manchester.
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