free school meals
Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?

Millions of Brits can’t afford to buy enough food. How do we feed a hungry nation?
Despite the abundance on supermarket shelves, millions of people can’t afford to buy enough to eat – or buy the nutritious food they need
As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same

As a child in poverty, the institutional food I was served saved my life. Today’s kids need the same
Would it not be a renaissance of sorts if we helped create, through the good offices of a child’s stomach, those four million exit strategies out of poverty?
What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?

What could – and should – be in Labour’s long-awaited child poverty strategy?
Parents and charities tell the Big Issue what they would like to see in Labour’s delayed child poverty strategy, due to be released in autumn
Keir Starmer, it’s time to face facts and end the two-child limit on benefits
Keir Starmer, it’s time to face facts and end the two-child limit on benefits
Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver
Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver
Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end ‘postcode lottery’, government told

Auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals to end ‘postcode lottery’, government told
All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’

All children on universal credit to get free school meals: ‘It will take hunger out of classroom’
Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not

Talent is everywhere in Britain – the crushing truth is that opportunity is not
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class

More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs

One in four teachers spending own money to feed hungry pupils as parents struggle with costs
No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it

No recourse to public funds traps families like mine in poverty. It’s time the government ended it
I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline

I live month to month, fighting to get out of debt – this is the reality of life on the breadline
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: ‘I was lucky’

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recalls receiving free school meals as a child: ‘I was lucky’
More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: ‘Beyond heart-breaking’

More than two thirds of teachers worry children will go hungry this summer: ‘Beyond heart-breaking’
Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays?

Will free school meals and vouchers be offered over the summer holidays?
‘You can hear your stomach growling’: Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty

‘You can hear your stomach growling’: Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
The Lib Dems don’t go far enough – we need free meals for all school children, campaigners say

The Lib Dems don’t go far enough – we need free meals for all school children, campaigners say
Free school meals: Who is eligible? And how do you apply? Here’s all you need to know

Free school meals: Who is eligible? And how do you apply? Here’s all you need to know
Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories

Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories
‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all

‘You need food to survive’: London borough becomes first in country to give free school meals to all
Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all

90,000 people sign open letter to Rishi Sunak demanding free school meals for all
Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why

Free school meals for all would generate billions for the economy. Here’s why
These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can’t the UK?

These countries offer free school meals for all – so why can’t the UK?
Seven in 10 children in families on universal credit are not eligible for free school meals
