Celebs join Rashford in call for urgent review into free school meals policy

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford and a group of celebrity chefs and campaigners are calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urgently review the government’s free school meals policy. The group, including TV chefs Jamie Oliver, Tom Kerridge and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, as well as actress Dame Emma Thompson, have written to Mr Johnson asking him to ‘fix’ the... Read More

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December 25, 2020

Over 100 gifts donated to children on free school meals at Coventry Catholic school

A Coventry school has received more than 100 gifts from generous shoppers as part of a community scheme which ensures that presents are given to those who need it most this Christmas. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, has been selected as a recipient of Dunelm Coventry’s ‘joy tree’. The... Read More

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November 9, 2020

Rashford welcomes Government’s U-turn on free school meals over Christmas

Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford has joined charities in celebrating a Government U-turn on providing free meals to disadvantaged children during the Christmas holidays. The Manchester United striker revealed that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had personally phoned him following his team’s 3-1 victory over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday 7thNovember to tell him about the... Read More

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October 12, 2020

Three in 10 school-aged children registered for free school meals, according to survey

Around three in 10 school-aged children have registered for free school meals this autumn, research for food poverty campaigners suggests. Of these, 42 per cent are newly using the scheme, of which almost two thirds (64 per cent) belong to families with higher income occupations, the Food Foundation said. Extrapolated to reflect the UK population,... Read More

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August 16, 2020

Call to extend free school meals to pupils from low-income migrant families

Free school meals should be permanently extended to pupils from low-income migrant families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF), according to charities. A letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has been signed by 60 organisations including the Children’s Society, Unison and Action for Children urging ministers to make the change. NRPF is a condition... Read More

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June 17, 2020

Church welcomes Government’s U-turn on summer free school meals but warns more must be done

The Diocese of Westminster has warned the Government that more must be done in order to prevent child poverty in the UK reaching record levels. The call came as Caritas Westminster, the social action agency of the diocese, welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will extend its free school meal voucher scheme to cover the... Read More

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