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Time to Make Free School Meals Available to All UK Children in Poverty

Matthew Reed | Posted 03.06.2013 | UK Politics
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Matthew Reed

Free school meals are an effective way to help move children out of poverty. The Children's Society estimates that, if the government made them available to all children in poverty, 100,000 of these children would be lifted out of poverty straight away.

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Thousands Of Poor Families Missing Out On School Support

PA | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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Tens of thousands of England's poorest families are missing out on additional support for their children, a report into school subsidies has found. ...

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'I Miss Lunch To Save Money'

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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Children studying at college are skipping lunch as they can't afford to buy it and are not being provided with the free school meals they are entitled...

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Thousands Of Poor Teens Denied Lunch Due To 'Discriminatory' Funding

PA | Posted 12.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education
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A funding anomaly which has left tens of thousands of poor teenagers missing out on free lunches is to be debated by MPs. Former education secretar...

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