Free meals expanded for children in poverty

THE expansion of free school meals is a “down payment” on child poverty, the Prime Minister has said.

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Charities and campaigners have urged the Government to axe the two-child benefit cap to ease child poverty as ministers set out plans to expand free school meals to all pupils in England in families on universal credit.

Asked whether he would go further and abolish the welfare limit, Sir Keir Starmer said: “I would say this is a down payment on child poverty.”

The Prime Minister added that he was “determined” to drive down child poverty and identify its root causes.