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Emma Congreve

Free school meals and child poverty

December 6, 2020 by Emma Congreve Leave a Comment

Last weekend a commitment was made by the Deputy First Minister that, if the SNP win the next election, they will extend universal free school meals to all attending primary school, covering both  breakfast and lunch, a policy that it is claimed will reduce child poverty. There’s no official published economic, financial or inequalities appraisal from the government just yet, … [Read more...] about Free school meals and child poverty

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