One in Seven Central Bedfordshire Pupils Eligible for Free School Meals – as Government Plans to Expand Access to Scheme

One in seven Central Bedfordshire pupils eligible for free school meals – as Government plans to expand access to scheme

One in seven pupils in Central Bedfordshire is eligible for free school meals, recent figures show.

One in seven Central Bedfordshire pupils eligible for free school meals

One in seven pupils in Central Bedfordshire is eligible for free school meals, recent figures show.

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The figures, published by the UK Health Security Agency, show there were 673 new diagnoses in 2024, in Central Bedfordshire – down from 797 in 2023. And it means that the number of new cases per 100,000 people has been lower than the national average for each of the last 13 years. There has also been a 27% drop in the number of gonorrhoea diagnoses, from 171 in 2023 to 125 in 2024. That also means that the number of new cases per 100,000 people …