Free school meals - feed the future
Worcestershire County Council
All children deserve free school meals
Every child should get the healthy food they need to grow and learn. But in 2024, about 2.7 million children didn’t always have enough to eat. Shockingly, 900,000 children living in poverty can’t get free school meals because the rules are too strict. Families must earn less than £7,400 a year (after benefits) to qualify. This isn’t right.
Some schools are even setting up food banks to help hungry children. Other countries like Ireland, Scotland, and Wales already provide free school meals. England is falling behind.
It’s time to fix this. The Labour government has promised to fight child poverty. Now they must act to make sure all children can enjoy healthy, tasty school meals.
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To help families living in poverty we call for all children to have a free school meal each day and to provide free breakfast clubs for all primary pupils. Free school meals for every child is an inclusive way for all pupils to eat a healthy meal at lunchtime.