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School lunch money

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MessyNDepressy · 26/05/2024 14:01

DS is in 1st year at high school. For most of the year they haven’t been allowed to go out to the shops but they are now and will be going forward. When he was having school lunches I would put £4 per day on his lunch card as that is the maximum they were allowed to spend. Now he is going out for lunch he is getting £5 per day but still wants me to top up the card with at least £2 per day so he can get a roll etc at break time. So it will be £7 per day, £35 per week. AIBU to feel like this is quite a lot of money?

I am a single parent and money is always a bit tight but if that’s a normal amount for most kids then I’ll make sure he has it, he won’t go without but it’s just a bit of a jump for me.

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maw1681 · 26/05/2024 14:05

That is quite a lot, my DD is yr 8 and they're not allowed out for lunch yet. I put money on her card monthly but work it out as £2.50 a day because some days she only buys a sandwich which is less but some days she'll buy something at break and lunch so it averages out. Surely he doesn't need £7 a day to spend on food? Could you compromise with taking snacks from home for break some days?