Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to extend free lunches to all kids in families who get Universal Credit in England - check how many kids could be eligible in your area ...

The government has declared that the free school meals scheme will be expanded to include more children across the UK, commencing next year. At present, all children in England are entitled to ...

As of January last year, nearly 2.1 million children in England were eligible for free school meals. The Department for Education claimed that the expansion will lift 100,000 children across ...

The government has announced the major change to free school meals will take effect from next year Keir Starmer said the expansion was ‘a truly historic moment for our country’ (Ben Birchall/PA) ...

On the free school meals announcement, Sir Keir said: "Working parents across the country are working tirelessly to provide for their families but are being held back by cost-of-living pressures.

The total number of children registered for free school meals in England is about 2.1 million, or 24.6% of the total pupil population, according to the latest data.

Hundreds of thousands more children will be able to access means-tested free school meals when the provision is extended from September 2026, the Government said (Ben Birchall/PA) All pupils in ...

A £3.4million GP surgery in Great Barford has been given the go ahead by the executive of Bedford Borough Council. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Bedford Today, you get 70% fewer ads ...

About 7,000 families in east London are set to benefit from a council's universal school uniform grant. The £50 will be available to children who are entering their first year of primary, and £ ...

The actual number of students who would lose free school meals would likely be lower because some schools would still qualify for community eligibility under the proposed new guidance.

Under the proposed cuts, 1,784 schools within 550 school districts would no longer be able to provide free school meals through the CEP with 908,567 children losing access to free programs.