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UK cost-of-living woes stir push for more free school meals

For some children in low-income areas in England, a school lunch may be the only nutritious hot meal they get in a day

The Independent UK

Two-thirds of MPs would back free school meals extension, poll finds

Feed the Future: YouGov finds strong political consensus over extending scheme to all those in poverty

The Independent UK

‘The situation isn’t just mean – it’s senseless’: Politicians shown reality hungry schoolchildren face

Feed the Future: ‘It is very clear that investing in school meals now will lead to long-term benefits to a child’s life, health and prosperity’

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Feed the Future: Campaign urges politicians to extend free school meals

Feed the Future, a campaign by a coalition of groups led by the Food Foundation, are calling on the Government to extend free school meals to all pupils in England whose parents are on Universal Credit — a move that would help the 800,000 children who, though they live in…

Evening Standard

Tom Kerridge: ‘MPs get £17m for their food — how can there be nothing for 800,000 children?’

The acclaimed chef talks to David Ellis about the effect of food poverty on schoolchildren, and why the Feed the Future drive matters

Evening Standard

‘We’ve got a lost generation’: Tom Kerridge on the importance of providing free school meals

Feed the Future: The chef speaks to David Ellis about the benefits of extending meals to all pupils in England whose parents are on universal credit

The Independent UK

Watch: Zayn Malik urges PM to extend free school meals amid cost-of-living crisis

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik has called on Rishi Sunak to “give all children living in poverty” a free school meal amid the cost-of-living crisis. The singer, 29, urged the Prime Minister to use his November budget to extend the threshold to include young people from families on Universal…

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Zayn Malik urges Rishi Sunak to give free school meals to all children in poverty

Bradford-born singer who relied on free school lunches urges PM to extend provision to all families on universal credit

The Guardian - UK

Zayn Malik urges PM to extend free school meals amid cost-of-living crisis

The singer relied on the service as a child growing up in Bradford.

The Independent UK

Zayn Malik demands free school meals for 800,000 kids in powerful letter to Rishi Sunak

The singer, who relied on free dinners growing up in Bradford, West Yorkshire, issued a plea to the Prime Minister to widen free school meals eligibility in next week's Autumn Statement

Daily Mirror

Zayn Malik calls on Rishi Sunak to expand free school meals

Feed the Future: The former One Direction member relied on free school meals as a child

The Independent UK

Expand free school meals to combat ‘devastating’ cost of living impact, health experts urge

Feed the Future: ‘Offering children healthy food should be one of the basic things we are getting right’

The Independent UK

Iceland boss urges Sunak to extend free school meals as ‘critical priority’

Food Foundation estimates cost of providing free school meals to families who claim universal credit would cost £500m a year

The Guardian - UK

Doctor treating record numbers of malnourished patients as food poverty on the rise

Mum-of-two Kelly Thomson told how she has been hospitalised with malnutrition twice after eating just one meal a day so she had enough to feed her kids, aged 14 and 11

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Children come into class hungry and they can’t concentrate, say teachers

Teachers have said some children are stealing from lunchboxes to stave off hunger

The Independent UK

Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers warn

Feed the Future: 80 per cent of educators have noted an increase in the number of pupils arriving hungry during the past six months, according to a new survey

The Independent UK

Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers say

Feed the Future: 80 per cent of educators have noted an increase in the number of pupils arriving hungry during the past six months, according to a new survey

Daily Mirror

4 million kids live in households struggling to get enough to eat as food insecurity rises

One in four (26%) of households with children experienced food insecurity in September - such as skipping meals, eating less, or going hungry all day - according to research for the Food Foundation

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The Guardian - UK

Millions forced to skip meals as UK cost of living crisis deepens

More people – including children – going hungry than during first weeks of Covid lockdown, new data shows

The Independent UK

Jamie Oliver says ‘children coming to school with empty lunchboxes’ in free meals plea

The Independent and the Food Foundation is calling for free school meals for all children in poverty

The Independent UK

Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals

Feed the Future: The Independent partners with the Food Foundation to call on the government to give meals to all schoolchildren living in poverty but who are not currently eligible

Evening Standard

Free school meals plea for every child living in poverty

Special investigation: Move would benefit Britain by £2.5billion over 20 years

The National (Scotland)

The energy price cap rises today – here’s everything you need to know

THE new energy price cap came into effect today as families across the country have been urged to take photographs of their meter readings ...

The Independent UK

Energy bills rise to record-high levels as price cap lifted

Amount that household pays for each kilowatt hour of electricity it uses will rise to 34p

Wales Online

Energy bills poised to rise to record-high levels

Consumers warned to expect a steep increase in the amount of money they are paying for gas and electric

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