The Mayor of London has unveiled an £130m emergency package to offer free school meals to every primary school child in London for one year
Mr Khan said the one-off £130m programme, which comes into effect from September, is an effort to help struggling households amid the cost-of-living crisis.
According to the Food Foundation, an estimated 800,000 children in England are living in poverty but do not qualify. "This is why I'm stepping forward with an emergency £130m scheme that will ensure every single primary pupil in the capital receives free school meals. This will save families hundreds of pounds over the year, ensuring parents aren't worrying about how they're going to feed their children.
He said: "My siblings and I depended on them to eat while at school and my parents relied on them to give our family a little extra breathing room financially. Anna Taylor, chief executive of the Food Foundation, called on the Government to follow Mr Khan's lead.
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