Education Sec extends free school meals scheme

Name: Education Sec extends free school meals scheme
Uploaded: 2026-09-01T18:21:17+00:00
Duration: 18 s
Channel: ODN
Description: A further half a million children will be eligible for free school meals in England from this week. The Government has extended the scheme to any family which is on Universal Credit. Charities have welcomed the extra help, but there are concerns about how it will be funded. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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A further half a million children will be eligible for free school meals in England from this week. The Government has extended the scheme to any family which is on Universal Credit. Charities have welcomed the extra help, but there are concerns about how it will be funded. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn