Scottish opposition pushes Swinney on free school meal and flat-rate rail fare cuts
Opposition parties are pressing for a reversal of cuts to free school meals and rail fares amid criticism of the Scottish government's budget decisions.
Why stop at breakfast? We paediatricians think all of England's primary pupils should have lunch for free | Steve Turner
Child health in the UK is deteriorating due to rising poverty and inadequate nutrition, necessitating urgent policy reforms like extending free school meals.
When school lunch is free - High Country News
Universal free school meals improve access and reduce stigma in cafeterias.
London council offers free lunch for children from nursery to secondary school
Westminster Council will continue funding free school meals for nursery and secondary school pupils indefinitely to improve children's health and wellbeing.
Why stop at breakfast? We paediatricians think all of England's primary pupils should have lunch for free | Steve Turner
Child health in the UK is deteriorating due to rising poverty and inadequate nutrition, necessitating urgent policy reforms like extending free school meals.
When school lunch is free - High Country News
Universal free school meals improve access and reduce stigma in cafeterias.
London council offers free lunch for children from nursery to secondary school
Westminster Council will continue funding free school meals for nursery and secondary school pupils indefinitely to improve children's health and wellbeing.
How Tim Walz made school meals free for all Minnesota students
Free school meals alleviate food insecurity, enhance health, academic performance, and reduce suspensions for students.
Children unable to get free school meals are so hungry they are eating rubbers'
Children in England are going hungry and pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes due to ineligibility for free school meals, prompting concerns and calls for broader eligibility criteria.
Sadiq Khan urged to confirm whether his free school meals programme will continue
Sadiq Khan is facing pressure to reveal whether he plans to extend his free school meal program into the next academic year.
A letter from the London Assembly's budget and performance committee, authored by its Conservative chair Neil Garratt, urges Khan to make a decision on the program's future and states that an earlier announcement would help boroughs with their planning.
How Tim Walz made school meals free for all Minnesota students
Free school meals alleviate food insecurity, enhance health, academic performance, and reduce suspensions for students.
Children unable to get free school meals are so hungry they are eating rubbers'
Children in England are going hungry and pretending to eat out of empty lunchboxes due to ineligibility for free school meals, prompting concerns and calls for broader eligibility criteria.
Sadiq Khan urged to confirm whether his free school meals programme will continue
Sadiq Khan is facing pressure to reveal whether he plans to extend his free school meal program into the next academic year.
A letter from the London Assembly's budget and performance committee, authored by its Conservative chair Neil Garratt, urges Khan to make a decision on the program's future and states that an earlier announcement would help boroughs with their planning.
Free school meals for all primary school children in London to continue if Sadiq Khan wins third mayoral term
Sadiq Khan plans to continue providing free school meals to all London primary school children if he is re-elected as mayor.
The initiative has been praised for making a positive impact on children and families, and Khan cites his own experience with free school meals as a reason for its importance.
Khan vows to set up baby banks' in every London borough if re-elected mayor
Sadiq Khan's manifesto proposes baby banks in all London boroughs for essential items for families.
Khan pledges to make free school meals permanent, contrasting with the Conservative candidate's plan to scrap it.
London mayoral race: Tory candidate Susan Hall forced to defend criticism of free school meals at TV hustings
Sadiq Khan denies plans for pay-per-mile road pricing.
Mayor to continue funding groundbreaking universal free school meals policy next academic year
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, plans to continue funding free school meals for London's state primary schoolchildren next academic year.
The proposal to spend £140m in the 2024/25 budget will extend the current programme that provides meals to up to 287,000 children each day.
Free school meals for all primary school children in London to continue if Sadiq Khan wins third mayoral term
Sadiq Khan plans to continue providing free school meals to all London primary school children if he is re-elected as mayor.
The initiative has been praised for making a positive impact on children and families, and Khan cites his own experience with free school meals as a reason for its importance.
Free school meals cut obesity and help reading skills' in England, study finds
A new study found that providing free school meals for all primary school children in England reduces obesity and boosts reading skills.
Levels of obesity were reduced by 7% to 11% among reception children in the four London boroughs that have already adopted the policy.
Making free school meals universal increased their take-up by those who had already been entitled to them, possibly because it changed school culture and the stigma around having them.
No permanent budget for free school meals in London, Sadiq Khan warns
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced an extension to free school meals until July 2025, but cannot guarantee them indefinitely due to a lack of funding.
Conservative mayoral candidate Susan Hall has pledged to keep the policy going until the cost of living situation improves.
Pupils celebrate free school meals as more than 17 million meals already provided this term
Over 17 million free school meals have been funded for state primary school children in London this school term thanks to £135 million funding from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
This funding has helped up to 287,000 children each day since September.
Mapped: One in four pupils in England are eligible for free school meals
Nearly 2.1 million pupils in England now eligible for free school meals, with an increase of 75,000 over a year.