An administration fee of 10% will be charged for processing free school meals which are not administered by the council. The Labour-led authority said money raised would go towards its welfare ...

Free lunches in nurseries and secondary schools in Westminster will continue to be served on a “permanent basis”, the borough has announced. Mr Khan’s re-election means that the earliest his ...

Newcastle's push has resulted in a more modest 153 extra children being approved for free school meals, but the council was told it has resulted in city schools receiving an extra £195,250 per ...

A scheme that helped feed hundreds more children has been made permanent. Pupils who were entitled to free school meals, but were not receiving them, were automatically enrolled as part of a trial ...

Westminster council leader Adam Hug said the extra free school meals in his borough “have offered a lifeline to struggling families during a time of soaring food and energy prices”.