Surge in number of UK children applying for free school meals

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Poverty campaigners estimate 1 million pupils have recently signed up for first time

There has been a surge in the number of UK children registering for free school meals, with an estimated 1 million pupils recently signing up for the first time, according to food poverty campaigners.

 

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If kids are going hungry in the UK how worse is the situation in Africa? How tough is it for the children here?

AllieBee09 Look 80+ reasons why this must never ever happen again. Remember how this feels.

Child benefits is enough to pay for food. There’s no excuses

Would it not be a good gesture for the supermarkets, who have made huge profits to hand out ready meals to all the kids on free meals.

KerryDaynes It should be free for all children in a country that keeps bragging about being the fifth largest economy in the world.

Would love to know how many of these children are childcarers of their parents too, mine had be my carers through cancer treeatment, and still had to attend school ... with no extra finance ..

It really is sad

UniversalBasicIncome

Free school meals All we asking for in Nigeria is they should stop killing us SARSMUSTEND ReformTheNigerianPolice EndSARS ShutItAllDownNamibia

More strength to you Dr. Rashford 💪

Clever kids 👩‍🏫

I thought parents apply 🤔

Expect it to rise even further as the powers that be force more to be reliant on the state. Job losses are massive and set to soar.

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