All news on the topic: Free school meals

THREE in 10 parents have skipped meals during the last year so their children can have something to eat.A study of 900 mums and dads of primary school

THOUSANDS of households are missing out on up to £570 a year free supermarket vouchers.More than 100,000 parents of disabled children are being wrong

More than 100,000 eligible disabled children are unable to access the free school meals they are meant to receive due to reasons including sensory difficulties or absence due to illness

An estimated 900,000 school age children who live in poverty miss out on free school meals, according to research from the Child Poverty Action Group

A study by the Education Policy Institute think tank today lays bare the gulf between kids from different backgrounds, including how poorer children are more than 18 months behind wealthier pals

Bake Off judge and ­celebrity chef Prue Leith said no youngster should be forced to skip breakfast - and she branded the Government's lack of action 'a disgrace'

Our analysis shows the top five dearest counties for primary school meals are all controlled by the Conservatives - the most expensive is Derbyshire, which now charges £3.25

The majority of both prospective Labour and Conservative voters are in favour of extending eligibility immediately to all those from families receiving Universal Credit

THOUSANDS of kids are due to get free school meals at the start of the new term.Major Sadiq Khan announced in February that 270,000 kids in London wil

MORE than one million children are missing out on free care and clubs over the summer holidays.Juggling work and kids can be a huge struggle for worki

More than two-thirds of local councils in England have either cut or frozen the value of support offered to families entitled to free school meals to help them get through the summer holidays

A MUM has revealed how she lost her daughter's free school meals by working too hard, saying she was better off doing less.Michaela Thomas, 30, extend

The party's education spokeswoman Munira Wilson told the Mirror that supporting the policy was a "no-brainer" which boost children's health and concentration in class

The PM's girl Anoushka, 10, attends £22,000-a-year Glendower Prep in South Kensington, London – where pupils enjoy a menu that bosses boast 'can’t be bettered'

AS the nation’s PE teacher, Joe Wicks usually heads straight for the gym when he visits a school.But the celebrity fitness coach made a beeline for

Dozen of Labour MPs and peers have signed an open letter by the Mirror and the National Education Union urging the party to honour its conference pledge to roll out free school meals universally

Sharon Hodgson, an MP in North East England, recalls the stigma of queueing for free dinners. But this is about more than ending any stigma for the one-in-five who receive them

THOUSANDS of households struggling with the cost of living can get up to £60 in vouchers to pay for food this half term.Those with children who are e

Free school meals funding has failed to keep up with the rising cost of food meaning schools are forced to make up the difference from teaching budgets, it has been warned

A former minister will use a Westminster Hall hearing on Tuesday to air concerns about the cost to schools, as the Mirror ramps up our Free School Meals For All campaign

SCHOOL holidays can be a stressful time for parents worried about feeding their children - but there's help on offer.Through the Household Support Fun

Around 10million meals will be given to low income families thanks to a £3.5million emergency funding package to help people with the worsening cost of living crisis

Seven in ten children from families on Universal Credit are not eligible for free school meals because they earn more than £7,400 a year after tax, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned

Primary school children across London will be given free school meals from September - but what do you think? Vote in our poll to have your say.

NEARLY four in 10 teachers claim to see children coming to school hungry every day.Shocking research of 750 teachers found 37 per cent have children i