London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he is launching a £130m scheme to give every primary school pupil free school meals for the next academic year.
A spokesperson said funding for the project was made possible because council tax and business rates returns from the capital's local authorities were higher than originally forecast in the mayor's draft budget proposals. He continued: "The difference they can make to children who are at risk of going hungry - and to families who are struggling to make ends meet - is truly game-changing."Mr Khan says the difference free school meals can make to children's lives is "game-changing"
Charities and teaching unions have welcomed the plans, but some have urged central government to step up wider support.Barbara Crowther from the Children's Food Campaign said: "We applaud the mayor for announcing this vital nutritional safety net for every single primary school child in London for the coming academic year.
Meanwhile Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary at the National Education Union , said the scheme would be "a much-needed lifeline" that could also help "attainment and educational outcomes". Chief executive of Child Poverty Action Group, Alison Garnham, described the scheme as "fantastic news" but added it "highlighted the government's failure to act for children".
Really? You highlight this bullshit when the ulez is hitting the poorest hardest. Shame you are completely biased!
MayorofLondon
MayorofLondon You guys are getting fooled by the eye wash. Please cover ULEZscam if you want to help struggling families
‘for the next academic year’ i.e. just until after the Mayoral election.
MayorofLondon Coming out of your own PR budget is it?, no, got the poor tax payer funding it have you?. So it's not FREE then?. At least the kids are getting something out of your push for re-election, even if it is only for a year!
Perhaps those schoolkids can show him basic maths. Can you take 46% (claimed nox reduction) away from 28% (the amount cars produce) using a 10% reduction in traffic. Even the kids know this is impossible!
do you think this virtue signalling stunt hides the fact he's screwing Londoners with increased council tax and ULEZ
Meanwhile, Teesside's mayor is selling our ports of the UK off to the highest bidder.
SadiqKhan Free school meals for the middle & upper classes!!! The Mayor of Knife Crimes please, please vote for me stunt...
SadiqKhan Free halal food for recently settled Londoners.
SadiqKhan 1. The meals are not free. 2. Don’t have kids if you can’t even afford to feed them. 3. Contraception is free, use it.
SadiqKhan Nothing is free. A single mum In London gets welfare equivalent to someone earning £40k and paying tax Some cultures have multiple wives. One is legally married - all the others get good old welfare payments equivalent to £40k a year workers net income
I'm Glad for the Children ... But This is Just a Mayor Khan Con To Detract From the Illegal ULEZ Expansion
MayorofLondon No bloody wonder my SadiqKhan CouncilTax is going through the roof 😡 London
MayorofLondon What good is a free school meal when your family has had to pay £12.50 to get you there or themselves to work? stopulez
Newham council has been given free school meals to all primary children for more than a decade.
Topisue56 State of Minnesota is starting a school lunch for all program no more poor-shaming kids whose parents can't or won't keep lunch accounts fully paid up. every kid eats, because, damn it, every kid needs to eat !!
which boroughs will be starting legal proceedings to prevent this ?
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