Free school meal expansion in England will benefit fewer than claimed, IFS says

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1. Starmer describes free school meal expansion as ‘down payment’ on child poverty | The Standard

2. PM: Extension of free school meals part of a wider package to help parents | Sky News

3. Handing free school meals to all children from households that claim Universal Credit won't drag 100,000 out of poverty next year, says IFS | Daily Mail

4. Will Labour's free school meals plan really lift 100,000 children out of poverty? | The i Paper

5. Starmer doesn't rule out scrapping two-child benefit cap after free school meals expansion | Sky News

6. Free school meals expansion still leaves many children missing out, NEU warns | Morning Star

The expansion of free school meals will initially benefit far fewer children in England than claimed, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, as data shows more than one in four at state schools already receive free lunches.