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Minister Humphreys 'absolutely determined' to expand school meals programme

A planned evaluation examining the expansion of the School Meals Programme has been announced by the Minister for Social Protection. The programme, which currently supports approximately 1,500 schools at a cost of €65million - comes in a number of ...

07 Apr 2022 at 11:33

Harder to track poorer pupils’ progress after Universal Credit changes – report

Changes to the way pupils’ level of disadvantage is calculated will make it more difficult to track their educational progress over the next decade, a report suggests. The “transitional arrangements” introduced by the Government to smooth the ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Government denies ‘dragging feet’ over free school meals eligibility extension

The Government has denied “dragging their feet” over whether to make free school meals permanently available to children in some families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). Children and families minister Will Quince told MPs he hoped ...

19 Jan 2022 at 14:56

Reception children in Wales to receive free school meals from September

Most children in Reception year in Wales will begin to receive free school meals from September, the Welsh Government has announced. The Labour Government said on Monday that the majority of local authorities should be ready to deliver on ...

20 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Children who claim free school meals earn less as adults despite education – ONS

Children who claim free school meals go on to earn less than their peers on average despite achieving the same level of education, according to new data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said data published on Thursday showed a ...

04 Aug 2022 at 19:49

Local News

Mid Ulster MP raises concern over Summer hunger

Sinn Féin MP, Francie Molloy has said the DUP boycott of Stormont is preventing the extension of free school meal payments for children and families over the summer months. The Mid Ulster MP said: “Ordinary working families are ...

02 Jun 2022 at 20:33

Heads condemn ‘shocking’ rise in pupils on free school meals

Headteachers have criticised a “shocking” rise in the number of pupils eligible for free school meals. Government figures released on Thursday show that 22.5% of youngsters are currently eligible for free school meals, up from ...

09 Jun 2022 at 15:11

Scotland

Nicola Sturgeon ‘sympathetic’ to calls on councils to write off school meal debt

Nicola Sturgeon said she is “very sympathetic” to calls for councils to write off more than £1 million owed to them by families for school meals. The First Minister said she is “deeply uncomfortable” with the idea of hard-up ...

09 Jun 2022 at 15:37

Northern Ireland

Summer time school meals grants announced

The families of children who receive free school meals will get additional financial support for the summer break. Stormont Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has announced a £12.6 million fund for the school holiday food ...

07 Jun 2022 at 10:52

Teaching unions push for free school meals expansion

Teaching unions push for free school meal expansion – report

Teaching unions have written to the Chancellor and Education Secretary asking for free school meals to be provided to all children from families receiving Universal Credit in England. Unions and organisations claiming to ...

31 May 2022 at 14:40

Jamie Oliver denies being part of the ‘anti-growth coalition’

Jamie Oliver has denied being part of the “anti-growth coalition” as he called for the threshold to be widened for those who qualify for free school meals. The celebrity chef and restaurateur said he believes that ...

11 Oct 2022 at 13:10

Scotland

Free school meals should be extended to all pupils urgently – EIS

Universal free school meals should be rolled out as part of the Scottish Government’s emergency response to the cost-of-living crisis, Scotland’s largest teaching union has said. The EIS union said free school ...

07 Sept 2022 at 18:42

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