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Universal Credit: New Free School Meals Threshold ‘To Hit One Million Children’
call for all children in families receiving Universal Credit to be eligible for free school meals, but instead they have chosen to make life harder for millions of parents across the country.”
Disappointing that @nadhimzahawi‘s first Ministerial action will be to remove eligibility that would enable an additional 1 million children in poverty to receive free school meals.
— The Children’s Society Policy Team (@ChildSocPol) February 7, 2018
The changes were confirmed in a statement sent out late on Wednesday afternoon.
Zahawi said: “Academic standards are rising, with 1.9 million more children now in good or outstanding schools than in 2010 and nine out of ten schools given this rating at their latest inspection.
“It is right that we must continue to offer the most disadvantaged young people additional help and I am pleased that, following public consultations, we can extend free school meals and the free early education entitlement for disadvantaged two-year-olds.
“Tens of thousands more children will be entitled to free school meals by 2022 compared to the previous benefits system.
“I’d like to thank everyone who responded to these consultations; their views will help to ensure every child can access a world-class education and the support reaches those that need it most.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/free-school-meals-uc_uk_5a7b4287e4b0c6726e0ea0ea
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