A headteacher has welcomed government plans to extend the free school meals scheme to include more children. From September ...

Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the ...

Keir Starmer has announced plans to extend free school meals to all children in families receiving Universal Credit in ...

Ministers have announced plans to expand free school meals to all pupils in England in families on universal credit from ...

A minister has said offering free school meals to a greater number of pupils and increasing funding is a "breakthrough" for ...

About 500,000 extra children in England will be eligible for free schools meals under an expansion of the scheme as Sir Keir Starmer seeks to head off a backbench rebellion by Labour MPs.