
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to take action (Stefan Rousseau)
(Picture: PA Wire)The free school meals scheme must be expanded to all children in households on universal credit to combat the “devastating impact” of the cost of living crisis, ministers have been told.
More than 35 healthcare leaders and charity bosses have written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Education Secretary Gillian Keegan demanding an “urgent” expansion of the free school meals scheme to “improve children’s nutrition and protect their health”.