"The Mayor's funding has ensured that hundreds of thousands children receive a free healthy meal at school every single day - saving families around £1,500 over three years per child, as well as improving the health and wellbeing of children and positively impacting school communities. A total of 100 million meals have been provided in just over two school years, with each child being offered 435 free lunches in this time."
"Previously schools have missed out on the Government's pupil premium funding, which is based on free school meals eligibility, as not all eligible families were identified and supported to fill in the necessary forms. Through the Mayor's free school meals and income maximisation programmes, City Hall has helped boroughs simplify the process and councils are now required to have a system in place to ensure all eligible pupils are registered, securing many millions more funding across the capital."
"The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has today joined schoolchildren in east London to celebrate the historic milestone of 100 million free school meals being served to the capital's state primary school children, thanks to funding by City Hall. All state primary school children in London have been offered free school meals since September 2023 after the Mayor stepped in with unprecedented funding to support the capital's families."
City Hall funding has enabled all state primary school children in London to be offered free healthy meals since September 2023. Hundreds of thousands of children receive a free lunch each school day, saving families £1,500 per child over three years. A total of 100 million meals have been provided in just over two school years, equating to 435 free lunches per child in that period. New analysis shows schools gain more than £11.5 million extra Government funding annually through improved pupil premium registration. Income maximisation and simplified registration systems have secured many millions more for disadvantaged pupils across boroughs.
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