Children from lower income families and students at FE college and sixth form will get free school meal provision this May half term. An estimated 4,000 older learners and 115,000 younger pupils are expected to benefit from the scheme.
Funding for eligible school aged children is through the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru cooperation agreement.
In 2020 Wales became the first UK nation to guarantee free school meals for eligible families during the school holidays. Individual councils decide how to administer the free meal provision. Some make lunches which are delivered or collected, some provide vouchers or direct payments to families. A similar system will be in place for eligible FE students.
