Free school meals expansion 'down payment' on child poverty plan, says PM

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Free school meals expansion 'down payment' on child poverty plan, says PM

The expansion of free school meals is a "down payment" on the plan to lift children out of poverty, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he did not rule out scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

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News video: Govt expanding free meals to families on universal credit

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All pupils in England whose families claim universal credit will be eligible for free school meals under an expansion plan announced by the government on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands more children across the country will be able to access means-tested free school meals when the provision is...

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