Free school meals ‘auto-enrolment’ scheme has fed 20,000 more children

Wednesday 25th December 2024

Twenty local authorities in England signed up eligible pupils without waiting for parents to do so

A new scheme enabling families to sign up to free school meals has enabled 20,000 more children to be fed.

As well as preventing those children from going hungry, the “auto-enrolment” pilot project is saving households hundreds of pounds a year.