School children in Years one and two in Bridgend county borough are set to receive free school meals next month. The scheme is a part of the Welsh Government’s commitment for every primary school pupil in Wales to receive a free school meal by 2024, though parents will not have to apply.
Free meals for pupils in Years one and two will begin from April 17 - the start of the summer term - after reception classes started receiving them in 2022.
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