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School Meals

150,000 South East kids in poverty not eligible for free school meals, survey finds Oxford Mail05:11UK Child Poverty Poverty UK Poverty

One in five Scottish kids living in poverty still not eligible for free school meals Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:15UK Child Poverty Poverty UK Poverty

Scott critical of MSPs after free school meals vote Shetland News12:33UK Food Poverty Holyrood Scotland

Scottish Government faces defeat as MSPs vote on free school meals STV15:36UK Food Poverty Holyrood Scotland

Double defeat as Scottish government loses votes on school meals and rail fares Sky News19:14UK Food Poverty Scotland UK Politics

SNP government suffers twin defeats in school meals and rail fare Holyrood votes The National, Scotland17:58UK Food Poverty Scotland UK Politics

Kate Forbes doubles down on free school dinners decision as 'meal snatcher' John Swinney faces… Scottish Daily Express13:29UK Food Poverty Scotland Scotland Politics

Humiliation for Scottish Government as they lose on vote to scrap free school meals Scottish Daily Express17:54UK Food Poverty Scotland Scotland Politics

Scottish Greens demand SNP reverses ‘shameful’ school meals U-turn Public Sector Catering07:26Ross Greer Scottish Green Party UK Food Poverty

Munira Wilson uses Lib Dem Conference speech to call for free school meals for all children in… Left Foot Forward11:36UK Child Poverty Lib Dems UK Poverty

Lib Dems to call for free school meals for all children in poverty The Independent22:34UK Child Poverty Lib Dems UK Poverty

The number of children in poverty not eligible for free school meals, by nation and region Child Poverty Action Group10:11Poverty UK Child Poverty UK Food Poverty

Top health experts call for free school meals for all primary school children Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:33UK Food Poverty Schools Education

Health leaders call for all primary school pupils in England to receive free school lunches Chronicle Live00:22UK Food Poverty Schools Education

TV chefs join London Mayor to celebrate second year of free school meals initiative Public Sector Catering07:21London Mayor Sadiq Khan London

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: 'I was lucky' Big Issue16:30London Mayor Sadiq Khan London

Scrapping free school meals for all primary pupils branded 'shameful' MailOnline22:07UK Food Poverty Family Scotland Politics

Warm words do not feed children, says Children’s Commissioner Evening Standard12:16UK Food Poverty Family Scotland Politics

Latest News

In the last 4 hours

The number of children in poverty not eligible for free school meals, by nation and region Child Poverty Action Group10:11

Free school meals critical for children’s success, says NEU’s Peter Shreeve OnTheWight09:50

In the last 8 hours

150,000 South East kids in poverty not eligible for free school meals, survey finds Oxford Mail05:11

Yesterday

'Free school meals and scrapping two-child benefit cap would pay off in the end' The Mirror16:08 18-Sept-24

Herefordshire children enjoyed exciting free activities during the summer holidays Herefordshire Council (Press Release)16:03 18-Sept-24

Oral Statement: Universal primary free school meals (17 September 2024) Welsh Government (Press Release)15:15 18-Sept-24

One in five Scottish kids living in poverty still not eligible for free school meals Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:15 18-Sept-24

One in five Scots children in poverty still not eligible for free school meals Daily Record12:50 18-Sept-24

UK children in postcode lottery for free school meals Child Poverty Action Group12:27 18-Sept-24

10,000 North East children living in poverty 'cannot access free school meals' ITV10:13 18-Sept-24

Stats reveal uptake of free school meals in Scotland Education Business10:09 18-Sept-24

Young people praise Northumbria University for delivery of HAF Plus pilot Northumbria University10:08 18-Sept-24

70,000 South West children in poverty can’t get free school meals Greatest Hits Radio10:00 18-Sept-24

Charity calls for “immediate reform” as thousands of West Midlands children in poverty can’t get fre... Greatest Hits Radio07:54 18-Sept-24

South West children living in poverty without free school meals Exmouth Journal07:51 18-Sept-24

Midlothian Council gains bronze accolade for serving healthy school meals Public Sector Catering07:34 18-Sept-24

140,000 North West children in poverty can’t get free school meals Hits Radio06:27 18-Sept-24

120,000 West Midlands children unable to get free school meals - despite living in poverty Express & Star06:02 18-Sept-24

10,000 children in North East living in poverty miss out on free school meals The Northern Echo04:49 18-Sept-24

In the last 7 days

Taxes. Is there anything they can't solve? Velvet Glove, Iron Fist15:10 17-Sept-24

School Healthy Living Survey: school meal uptake statistics 2024 The Scottish Government09:39 17-Sept-24

One million more free meals served to secondary school pupils Tower Hamlets Council (Press Release)14:43 16-Sept-24

Monmouthshire attendance target faces scrutiny Chepstow Beacon14:07 16-Sept-24

Scott critical of MSPs after free school meals vote Shetland News12:33 16-Sept-24

Concern at 'challenging' attendance target for free school meal pupils South Wales Argus12:06 16-Sept-24

LACA calls for collaborative approach to improve school meals Public Sector Catering06:34 16-Sept-24

Munira Wilson uses Lib Dem Conference speech to call for free school meals for all children in… Left Foot Forward11:36 15-Sept-24

Nottinghamshire County Council plans to find new provider for school meals by September 2025 Gedling Eye09:40 15-Sept-24

Food Museum seeks help for school dinner exhibition BBC08:06 15-Sept-24

New school meal provider to be found within a year Newark Advertiser07:01 15-Sept-24

'I was on school meals but now have a scholarship at Cambridge' Nottinghamshire Live04:20 15-Sept-24

Lib Dems to call for free school meals for all children in poverty The Independent22:34 14-Sept-24

Free school meals should be given to all children in poverty, Lib Dems to say Sky News22:32 14-Sept-24

Council to end in-house school meals service BBC14:27 14-Sept-24

School attendance target questioned by council Nation.Cymru12:29 14-Sept-24

The taste of defeat will be lingering in the mouth of the SNP following humiliating week Scottish Daily Express12:02 14-Sept-24

Children write to prime minister as headteacher, MP and Sunderland councillors back free school … Sunderland Echo15:25 13-Sept-24

Blatant hypocrisy from Labour and the Tories over free school meals The National, Scotland12:03 13-Sept-24

Scottish Greens demand SNP reverses ‘shameful’ school meals U-turn Public Sector Catering07:26 13-Sept-24

No Child Left Behind goes on National Tour asking for universal free school meals Public Sector Catering06:25 13-Sept-24

Holyrood rejects SNP bid to restore peak rail fares and ditch free school meal plans Morning Star16:26 12-Sept-24

Konnie Huq visits Ealing pupils in free school meals campaign Ealing Times15:54 12-Sept-24

Free school meals are on the rise in the US − but that could change depending on who wins the 2024 presidential election The Conversation (UK)13:41 12-Sept-24

Welsh Government 'benefits squeeze' leaving low income children without free school meals,… Wales Online11:54 12-Sept-24

Suffolk museum needs your help with upcoming school dinners exhibition Suffolk News11:03 12-Sept-24

'Huge congratulations to shot-putter Sabrina Fortune' Evening Leader10:30 12-Sept-24

In the last month

County council to find new provider for school meals by September 2025 Notts TV19:25 11-Sept-24

Double defeat as Scottish government loses votes on school meals and rail fares Sky News19:14 11-Sept-24

Major change to Nottinghamshire school meals announced as council issues update Nottinghamshire Live18:44 11-Sept-24

Double defeat for SNP in 'humiliating' blow over school meals and train fares The Scotsman18:18 11-Sept-24

Swinney suffers double defeat over free school meals and peak rail fares The Scottish Herald18:06 11-Sept-24

SNP government suffers twin defeats in school meals and rail fare Holyrood votes The National, Scotland17:58 11-Sept-24

Humiliation for Scottish Government as they lose on vote to scrap free school meals Scottish Daily Express17:54 11-Sept-24

Parliament votes to back key Scottish Green policies on rail and school meals Scottish Greens (Press Release)17:48 11-Sept-24

John Swinney humbled after SNP Government loses vote on universal free school meals Daily Record17:37 11-Sept-24

Scottish Government loses vote on free school meals STV17:36 11-Sept-24

Free school meals and rail fares deliver double defeat for Scottish Government Holyrood Magazine17:32 11-Sept-24

'This is their Union': Jenny Gilruth slams opposition MSPs over Scottish Budget cuts The National, Scotland16:56 11-Sept-24

Scottish Greens vote for universal free school meals Scottish Greens (Press Release)16:27 11-Sept-24

How to apply for free school meals in Plymouth as thousands are missing out Plymouth Live16:11 11-Sept-24

Scottish Government faces defeat as MSPs vote on free school meals STV15:36 11-Sept-24

Free school meals U-turn won't be reversed with defeat in Holyrood debate, Dfm warns The Scottish Herald14:02 11-Sept-24

Thousands of Plymouth children missing out on Free School Meals Plymouth City Council (Press Release)13:52 11-Sept-24

Kate Forbes doubles down on free school dinners decision as 'meal snatcher' John Swinney faces… Scottish Daily Express13:29 11-Sept-24

TUC backs right to food and universal free school meals Morning Star11:58 11-Sept-24

Why the Scottish Government will lose vote over free school meals - but will ignore the result The Scotsman11:26 11-Sept-24

Food Museum seeks contributions for school dinners exhibition Education Today11:04 11-Sept-24

TUC Congress 2024: Unions back universal free school meals and right to food LabourList10:34 11-Sept-24

Scottish Government to face vote on free school meals pledge – how to watch The National, Scotland08:46 11-Sept-24

SNP must reverse shameful school meal U-turn Scottish Greens (Press Release)08:19 11-Sept-24

Hampshire County Council proposes closure of Education Catering service Public Sector Catering07:27 11-Sept-24

Catch up with the latest Representing Border ITV23:37 10-Sept-24

Scottish government faces defeat in free school meals vote BBC23:01 10-Sept-24

Scrapping free school meals for all primary pupils branded 'shameful' MailOnline22:07 10-Sept-24

Konnie Huq says 'easy decision' to back free school meals for hungry kids The Mirror17:21 10-Sept-24

Ending the Child Hunger Crisis Tribune17:01 10-Sept-24

Politicians and celebrities back Neu free school meals campaign Morning Star15:39 10-Sept-24

Free school meals cut 'shameful' as Swinney faces Holyrood vote The Scottish Herald15:29 10-Sept-24

Food campaigners pull their fingers out to divert bycatch into local tummies Positive News13:25 10-Sept-24

Warm words do not feed children, says Children’s Commissioner Evening Standard12:16 10-Sept-24

London celebrates second year of free school meals Education Business10:51 10-Sept-24

We are calling for Free School Meals to be adopted in all England prim... Diabetes UK09:03 10-Sept-24

Top health experts call for free school meals for all primary school children Yahoo! UK & Ireland07:33 10-Sept-24

Assist FM reacts to Scotland’s universal free school meals policy change Public Sector Catering07:21 10-Sept-24

TV chefs join London Mayor to celebrate second year of free school meals initiative Public Sector Catering07:21 10-Sept-24

Holiday food voucher scheme extended until March BBC06:19 10-Sept-24

Health leaders call for all primary school pupils in England to receive free school lunches Chronicle Live00:22 10-Sept-24

Dentists and doctors demand free school meals to fix 'devastating' kids' diets The Mirror00:13 10-Sept-24

A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case MailOnline20:09 9-Sept-24

People blast 'shameful' school dinner that looks like 'dead leeches' on a plate The Mirror15:15 9-Sept-24

School catering service to be scrapped as cuts continue to bite Alton Herald, Hampshire14:02 9-Sept-24

Free school meals available for Pembrokeshire pupils Western Telegraph12:03 9-Sept-24

Almost 30 million free schools meals served up across Wales Wrexham.com11:46 9-Sept-24

Mayor of London celebrates second year of free school meals Government Business11:19 9-Sept-24

Prue and Jamie join forces to improve child health through school food Public Sector Catering08:40 9-Sept-24

MSP calls for review of local authority pricing for school meals in North Lanarkshire Daily Record08:01 9-Sept-24

Scottish Ministers delay universal free school meals initiative Public Sector Catering07:18 9-Sept-24

John Swinney facing another Holyrood defeat on broken promise over free school meals Scottish Daily Express20:45 8-Sept-24

'The Baby Boomers did not have it so good' Hampshire Chronicle17:09 8-Sept-24

SNP urged to rethink scrapping free school meals for primary pupils Yahoo! UK & Ireland14:38 8-Sept-24

SNP face Holyrood defeat as Tories push vote on free school meal u-turn The Scottish Herald12:59 8-Sept-24

John Swinney facing embarrassment as Conservatives look to push U-turn on free school meals The Scotsman12:11 8-Sept-24

Welsh Gov confirms free school meals for primary schools across Wales Carmarthenshire News Ltd11:50 8-Sept-24

Scottish Tories set to force vote on SNP's free school meals pledge The National, Scotland10:36 8-Sept-24

I've got more money than ever - but I'm terrified of losing it i News08:49 8-Sept-24

SNP at risk of fulfilling ‘Tartan Tories’ moniker after grimmest of weeks The Scotsman04:50 8-Sept-24

Swinney faces school meals humiliation in vote over scrapping manifesto commitment Daily Record04:42 8-Sept-24

TV chefs join Sadiq Khan to mark second year of free school meals EasternEye17:51 6-Sept-24

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: 'I was lucky' Big Issue16:30 6-Sept-24

Why all of England should have free school meals Evening Standard15:41 6-Sept-24

TV chefs join Mayor to celebrate second year of free school meals for all London’s state primary schoolchildren London City Hall (Press Release)12:21 6-Sept-24

‘Back to school’ – Wandsworth welcomes children across the Borough with the start of new school year Wandsworth Borough Council (Press Release)11:42 6-Sept-24

Free school meals reminder for full time Pembrokeshire primary pupils The Tenby Observer10:31 6-Sept-24

LACA reveals programme for National Autumn Seminar Public Sector Catering06:16 6-Sept-24

SNP Government spend £160k on 'chief entrepreneur' despite cuts and recruitment freeze Daily Record04:36 6-Sept-24

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