Should free meals be offered to all primary school students?
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
@969YPY21yr1Y
Depending on income of family
@8S4ML6F3yrs3Y
@8QXMR8X3yrs3Y
Only to children from lower income families
@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
No, but broaden the current bracket of recipients for free school meals to include those with household incomes up to £50,000
@9K65KGC1mo1MO
No, families below a certain level for take-home pay should be able to receive lunch at a reduced rate
No, free school meals should be offered to students from households that earn below a certain income
@9K38NSL1mo1MO
Only if they are struggling with money at home and prices should be dropped due to the rapid inflation
@9JZKR491mo1MO
No, but the threshold should be raised to allow more children from low income households to obtain free school meals.
@9JRXDLD2mos2MO
No, background checks on pupils and their families should be made prior to establishing free meals out.
@9J4828L2mos2MO
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.
@9J2QWYH3mos3MO
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
@9HYVXZ73mos3MO
NO, hwever if they cannot afford meals or there parents/carers do not earn a certain amount of money they should be offered
@9G2BWNQ6mos6MO
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
@9FYN5L56mos6MO
Free meals should be given to all students from low-income, domestic negligence and/or vulnerable backgrounds
@9FRMMSL6mos6MO
No, only if you’re in a poorer bracket, and can’t afford to regularly provide meets at your own costs.
@9FQQ99G6mos6MO
Yes but only if they are nutritional and there is no additional cost to the schools administering them
@9FNVMTP6mos6MO
Only those on benefits and at a certain age. Primary school infants
@9FNNHKW6mos6MO
free meals should be offered to everyone
@9FNJD7Y6mos6MO
Only the ones who’s parents can’t afford
@9FNGLZX6mos6MO
@9FN8PSZ6mos6MO
@9FN3RYT6mos6MO
Lower the prices of meals for school children.
@9FMZ3Z96mos6MO
Only to less financially fortunate families
@9FMVSQ66mos6MO
No, but more free meals should be given to children who need them
@9FMP8N96mos6MO
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
@9FMLB8S6mos6MO
Yes but only at stake schools (especially deprived areas)
@9FMKYYG6mos6MO
depends on a familys income
@9FMG6536mos6MO
Depend on if the school is private or not
@9FMDJBR6mos6MO
students whose families are in financial distress - background checks should be done to confirm if they cannot afford them
@9FMDGNB6mos6MO
Free meals should be provided to those who need it (whose parents are earning less than a certain baseline income)
@9FLP9Y56mos6MO
Yes, Every child as long as it doesn't take funding away from other areas
@9FLBMXN6mos6MO
only to students whos parents salary is below average
Only got children who’s parents don’t have a lot of money
@9FKFD5M6mos6MO
Only if they really need it and the food has to be good
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