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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Calls mount for free school meal overhaul as 74% of Brits want scheme widened

Voters have backed calls for all primary school pupils to get free school meals, as a new poll found the largest group back universal provision.

Some 41% of Brits surveyed by Deltapoll last week said every primary age child should get access to school dinners.

A further third (33%) said kids in households earning under less than the national living wage - amounting to around £19,305 a year - should qualify for the benefit.

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