In 2020, Scotland pledged to extend free school meals for every child in primary education. In 2021, Wales said they’ll do the same. Yet, this is still not the case for England.
In London, the Mayor committed to free school meals for all primary children, but this the policy was only for a year and has now ended.
Nevertheless, the cost-of-living crisis continues - food inflation alone has increased by 19 percent over the year!
Families are under immense financial pressure. One report outlined that over half of parents have said they’ve needed to cut back on food spending for their family within the last year, leading to over 4 million children experiencing food insecurity where they’ve not had access to nutritious and balanced meals, or even having to skip meals entirely.
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