10,000 Plymouth Kids Set to Benefit From Free School Meals

10,000 Plymouth kids set to benefit from free school meals

Plymouth MPs have backed a move to make free school meals available to every pupil whose household is on Universal Credit

Plymouth welcomes expansion of Free School Meals scheme

Plymouth welcomes expansion of Free School Meals scheme alice.pope Date 06 June 2025 Date 06 June 2025 Plymouth City Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement that more children will benefit from free school meals at school. From September 2026, the Government has announced that any child whose household is on Universal Credit will be entitled to free school meals. Currently, children are only eligible if their household receives Uni…

Pod Bites: Massive child poverty campaign win

Pod Bites: Massive child poverty campaign win geoff 06 June 2025 Anti-poverty campaigners are celebrating after the government yesterday announced Free School Meals are being extended to all families in England receiving Universal Credit. Around half a million children will benefit from the policy shift, which has come to fruition after seven years of campaigning. So for this week's podcast Food Foundation Executive Director Anna Taylor talks ab…

More free school meals welcomed by Newham’s pioneers – Newham Council

Newham councillors celebrate the 2026 expansion of free school meals to all children on Universal Credit, a major step in tackling child poverty and food insecurity.