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Evening Standard
Jasmine Norden

500 more school breakfast clubs could save families up to £450, Government says

Sir Keir Starmer speaking to children during a visit to St Michael’s Junior School in Bath, following the rollout of free breakfast clubs across England earlier this year (PA) - (PA Archive)

Parents could save up to £450 a year from the rollout of 500 more free school breakfast clubs in deprived areas, the Government has said.

Primary schools where two in five (40%) or more pupils are eligible for free school meals (FSM) will be able to apply for funding from Thursday to open free breakfast clubs in an attempt to target schools where families are struggling the most with the cost of living.

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