In February, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced a sweeping new policy: from September 2023, all primary school children in the capital will be eligible for free school meals.
Across England, “infants” (children in reception and years 1 and 2) have had free school meals since 2014. Expanding the initiative to all children in primary schools puts London on a par with Scotland and Wales. Both devolved nations have been extending free school meals in phases to all primary school children since 2022.
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