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Free school meals ‘auto-enrolment’ scheme has fed 20,000 more children

Twenty local authorities in England signed up eligible pupils without waiting for parents to do so

A new scheme enabling families to sign up to free school meals has enabled 20,000 more children to be fed.

As well as preventing those children from going hungry, the “auto-enrolment” pilot project is saving households hundreds of pounds a year.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Twenty local authorities in England signed up eligible pupils without waiting for parents to do soA new scheme enabling families to sign up to free school meals has enabled 20,000 more children to be fed.As well as preventing those children from going hungry, the “auto-enrolment” pilot project is saving households hundreds of pounds a year. Continue reading…