The article discusses the positive implications of free school meals for children in England on universal credit, with schools and charities celebrating its potential uplift in child welfare. While the government estimates an immediate additional 500,000 recipients, around 1.7 million children will eventually benefit. Child Poverty Action Group highlights that this initiative can lift about 100,000 children out of poverty, emphasizing its importance in enhancing learning outcomes, health, and overall well-being. Nonetheless, concerns arise about possible increases in child poverty due to upcoming cuts in disability benefits, highlighting the complexity of the issue.
Food matters. Hungry children can't learn, and many miss school to avoid the public embarrassment of no dinner money and no packed lunch.
Fantastic news, says the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), as 100,000 children will be lifted out of poverty by this annual 500 put back in parents' pockets.
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