In 2022 1.9 million children in the UK were eligible for free school meals. In order to for free meals a student’s family must earn less than £7,400 a year. An independent report estimated that the income threshold needed to be raised so an additional 1 million children can receive free meals.
@54G5YLN3yrs3Y
Abolish State-funded education
No, but the income threshold should be increased.
No, only for children from low income families
@8C7BGRQ4yrs4Y
Yes and make sure that pupils are full and healthy
@8SXJWXSConservative3yrs3Y
Yes, but only for students of low income families.
@8S4ML6F3yrs3Y
@8QXMR8X3yrs3Y
Only to children from lower income families
@969YPY22yrs2Y
Depending on income of family
@8RW8H2V3yrs3Y
Only those who can’t afford
@8Q3GPS73yrs3Y
Yes but only for those from low income households
@8P7K4333yrs3Y
only if they cant afford it.
@8DRRVZB4yrs4Y
Only if parents are struggling
@98M89BC1yr1Y
That depends on the individual child and the circumstances
@8RXP9M6Conservative3yrs3Y
Only if they are in poverty
Depends on the financial background, I believe low income families should be given more priority as well as more funding rather than having the higher end paid as well
To everyone in Key Stage 1
@8C6LHGX4yrs4Y
Yes and add the fee to University
@9LPZH7W5 days5D
It comes down to cost. If the meals are balanced and nutrional, and it is cheaper to pay monthly than increases taxes, then the parents/guardians that can afford it should pay for school meals.
@9LM779Q1wk1W
Only if they can't afford them or can barely afford them and for those people they should get them, if they wish, at weekends and school holidays.
Yes and families on higher incomes should contribute towards this without this being shameful for lower income families
@9LJ97DW2wks2W
yes, many people entitled to free school meals do not take them due to personal embarrassment, etc, free for everyone would eliminate this
@9LGXKJZ 2wks2W
No but the threshold at which children are eligible for free school meals should be reduced so more children benefit
@9LFFCYN3wks3W
No, but means-testing should be simplified to make them more accessible for a much larger percentage of the population
@9K38NSL2mos2MO
Only if they are struggling with money at home and prices should be dropped due to the rapid inflation
@9JZKR492mos2MO
No, but the threshold should be raised to allow more children from low income households to obtain free school meals.
@9JRXDLD3mos3MO
No, background checks on pupils and their families should be made prior to establishing free meals out.
@9J4828L3mos3MO
No. Any family that is on a combined income of £24,000 or less, should be eligible for free school meals which would also continue throughout school holidays.
@9J2QWYH4mos4MO
If the students has good grade like on every subject one student has to have minimums grade 5 then they will have free meat to stimulates students to study more
@9HYVXZ74mos4MO
NO, hwever if they cannot afford meals or there parents/carers do not earn a certain amount of money they should be offered
@9G2BWNQ7mos7MO
Yes, but only if their academic performance fulfills a quota, if the child's work is not exemplary, they do not get to eat.
No, only to those who need it as the government funding required to feed all of these children will remove from that of the people who really need it
@9FYN5L57mos7MO
Free meals should be given to all students from low-income, domestic negligence and/or vulnerable backgrounds
@9FRMMSL7mos7MO
No, only if you’re in a poorer bracket, and can’t afford to regularly provide meets at your own costs.
@9FQQ99G7mos7MO
Yes but only if they are nutritional and there is no additional cost to the schools administering them
@9FNVMTP7mos7MO
Only those on benefits and at a certain age. Primary school infants
@9FNNHKW7mos7MO
free meals should be offered to everyone
@9FNJD7Y7mos7MO
Only the ones who’s parents can’t afford
@9FNGLZX7mos7MO
@9FN8PSZ7mos7MO
@9FN3RYT7mos7MO
Lower the prices of meals for school children.
@9FMZ3Z97mos7MO
Only to less financially fortunate families
@9FMVSQ67mos7MO
No, but more free meals should be given to children who need them
@9FMP8N97mos7MO
Free school meals should be provided to everyone in education up to 18
only if they cant afford it or it would be too taxing on their income
@9FMLB8S7mos7MO
Yes but only at stake schools (especially deprived areas)
@9FMKYYG7mos7MO
depends on a familys income
@9FMG6537mos7MO
Depend on if the school is private or not
@9FMDJBR7mos7MO
students whose families are in financial distress - background checks should be done to confirm if they cannot afford them
@9FMDGNB7mos7MO
Free meals should be provided to those who need it (whose parents are earning less than a certain baseline income)
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