Free school meals to be extended to 500,000 more children

[Orangesandlemons77]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr5mr5l2d1o

While most benefits have been increased several times during the past few years I don’t think the income cut off for FSMs has risen so this makes sense.

The current threshold (household income < £7,400) is too low I think.

I think they should fund it by taking away or reducing the universal free meals for reception-year 2 children. We get this for our DD, and we don’t need it. And it doesn’t make sense to me to give it universally until year 2, and then not. Just have a higher threshold across the board.

I think this is a great idea, anything that means no child will go without a meal a day at least I’m in favour of.

Huzzah

It's a good policy IMO, ensures the children are eating properly once a day at least, regardless if they may suffer from poor parental spending choices. I realise I sound a bit dictatorial saying that though!

Just need to ensure it doesn't add to disincentives to get off UC.

It was around £16k on tax credits. Makes no sense as to why it changed to such a low amount