The chef and food rights campaigner Jamie Oliver has said there is a need “now more than ever” to expand the number of children eligible for free school meals.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Oliver said the benefits and income threshold that parents must meet for their children to be eligible for free school meals should be lowered.
Children of parents who are on universal credit and have an annual income of no more than £7,400, or are on another benefit such as jobseeker’s allowance, are eligible for free school meals.
