Outcry over decision to end free school meals voucher scheme in July

Campaigners threaten legal action, saying 1.3m children in England at risk of holiday hunger

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Campaigners have threatened to take the government to court over its decision not to extend its free school meals voucher system for low-income families over the summer holiday period.

The national voucher scheme, which is worth £15 a week to recipients, was introduced in March to help poorer families feed their children when schools were closed under lockdown measures.

shocking.
but not shocked.
all that blather about “get schools open because disadvantaged kids fall behind”
but no effort to deal with the disadvantage. https://t.co/1IkuwN9qIX

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