2 years, 6 months ago

Mother’s anger as daughter’s school starts charging £2 for free breakfast club

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An outraged mother has threatened to change her child’s school after it announced plans to charge £2 for a ‘free’ breakfast service. Longhill Primary school in Hull has run a free breakfast club for children starting 45 minutes before the school day for years. However, one mum - who said she relied on the club so she can work and provide for her family - finds the jump from free service to £2 a steep change, saying “£1 would have been a push, but £2 is pure greed.” Speaking to Hull Live, she said: “This may force my hand to move my child school just to save money for the month. “Cut backs need to happen but I did not think moving school would be one of them.” According to the mother, the charge will apply to all children- regardless of their free school meals status.

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3 months ago

Can you guess the dish? Furious parents blast school dinners they 'wouldn't feed their dog' with 'fossilised' sausage rolls, dry burgers and burnt paninis...have YOUR children been served worse?

Daily Mail

Furious parents have branded their children's school meal 'shocking and disgusting' and claimed they are paying '£30 a week for them to be fed next to nothing'. Other parents claimed they would serve better food to their dogs The school has apologised and cited supplier issues One more said: 'Looks very poor, it's not hard to make nice food. Roast …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Breakfast clubs in primary schools ‘an investment in our young people’ – Reeves

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

School lunch fees are taking a toll on parents, U.S. consumer watchdog finds

LA Times

Single mother Rebecca Wood, 45, was already dealing with high medical bills in 2020 when she noticed she was being charged a $2.49 “program fee” each time she loaded money onto her daughter’s school lunch account. So I’d pay for six lunches, but only get five.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the federal policy on fee-free school lunch, …

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Labour promises school breakfast clubs will save parents £400 a year

The Independent

7 months ago

Unused classrooms to be nurseries in Labour plan for 100,000 new childcare places

The Telegraph

Empty primary-school classrooms will be turned into nurseries under Labour plans to create an extra 100,000 childcare places. Sir Keir Starmer said a shortage of childcare meant parents were being held back in their careers and children were “starting school already behind”. “We will create the childcare places needed to turn the page, and rebuild Britain.” On Sunday, the party …

7 months, 1 week ago

Breakfast and lunch programs in schools are helping families battling the cost of living

ABC

In a warehouse next to Adelaide Airport, four retired men are scurrying like ants. "It sort of introduces you to another world," said former Adelaide Crows football manager and volunteer John Reid. "When I come into the breakfast club all my worries go away because I've got people to talk to," she said. "Everyone right now is struggling with inflation, …

1 year, 4 months ago

One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey

The Independent

1 year, 10 months ago

School meals ‘should be free for all pupils just like desks and chairs’

The Independent

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1 year, 10 months ago

Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London, Sadiq Khan to announce

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

UK cost-of-living woes stir push for more free school meals

Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, England — As the school bell rings, dozens of children begin filing into the canteen at Hillstone Primary School. During the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Food Foundation and soccer star Marcus Rashford persuaded Britain’s government to provide free meals to children in poverty over the school holidays. The Department of Education said the government understands …

2 years, 1 month ago

No coats, no food – schoolchildren have time-travelled to Victorian Britain

The Independent

2 years, 1 month ago

Children unable to afford lunch in more than half of state schools, survey says

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

‘Generosity and dedication’: Low-earning school staff buying food for hungry pupils

The Independent

2 years, 1 month ago

Two-thirds of MPs would back free school meals extension, poll finds

The Independent

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2 years, 1 month ago

Free school meals criteria ‘always under review’, minister says

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

Families on free school meals face ‘patchwork’ support over October half-term

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers warn

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

Health chief calls for free school meals for all to end ‘disturbing’ food poverty

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

‘It’s too expensive to eat lunch and feed my children’: The rise of the school food bank

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

The Independent is calling for free school meals for all children in poverty

The Independent

2 years, 2 months ago

Jamie Oliver says ‘children coming to school with empty lunchboxes’ in call free meals plea

The Independent

2 years, 3 months ago

Next stress for many parents: First school lunch bills since 2020

CNN

CNN — Though East Hampton is a solidly middle-class town in Connecticut, dozens of families are applying for free school meals for the first time as they contend with high food costs and tight budgets. They are also trying to make sure that those who do qualify for free or reduced-price meals submit applications, which parents haven’t had to do …

2 years, 4 months ago

Dinner lady forced to deny children school food because ‘there’s no money’

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Families ‘face grim choices’ as summer holidays mean weeks without free school meals

The Independent

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2 years, 6 months ago

Minister recognises schools are ‘not immune’ from rising food costs

The Independent

2 years, 6 months ago

Sadiq Khan backs universal free school meals for primary school pupils

The Independent

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2 years, 6 months ago

‘Four chips on a plate’: Boost school meal funding, ministers told, as children ‘getting smaller portions’

The Independent

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3 years, 1 month ago

Marcus Rashford slams school for saying pupils in debt won’t be fed at lunch

The Independent

3 years, 11 months ago

Free school meals: Gavin Williamson ‘absolutely disgusted’ by poor standard of food parcels

The Independent

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3 years, 11 months ago

Matt Hancock unable to say if he regrets voting against free school meals after now welcoming them, in uncomfortable interview

The Independent

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3 years, 11 months ago

Chartwells’ chequered past: Free school meals firm has a history of scandals

The Independent

4 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson eyes more 'holiday clubs' as alternative to extending free school meals

The Independent

4 years, 2 months ago

Free school meals: How to get food help over half term

The Independent

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4 years, 2 months ago

Allies say Boris Johnson 'WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children'

Daily Mail

Boris Johnson today hinted at another climbdown on free school meals during holidays as furious Tories accused him of 'shooting himself in both feet' by bungling the policy. Boris Johnson posed in a canteen at a hospital today as the row over free school meals provision during holidays raged The PM enjoyed a cup of tea at Royal Berkshire Hospital …

4 years, 2 months ago

Tory MPs block plan to extend free school meals over holidays

The Independent

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4 years, 2 months ago

‘At least turn on your comments’: Marcus Rashford responds after Tory MP Steve Baker claims free school meals would ‘destroy’ economy

The Independent

4 years, 2 months ago

Millionaire minister says parents don't want the 'label' of free school meals in Rashford snub

Daily Mail

A millionaire minister snubbed England striker Marcus Rashfood's plea for free school meals for the poorest pupils in the holidays by insisting struggling parents would rather pay than accept the 'label' attached to handouts. Labour will force a Commons vote on the extension of free school meals to eligible children after the Government refused to prolong the scheme through the …

4 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson rejects Marcus Rashford's campaign to extend free school meals to half-term and Christmas holidays

The Independent

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4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus: Who is eligible for free school meal vouchers and are they continuing over summer?

The Independent

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4 years, 6 months ago

Marcus Rashford puts pressure on government to reverse the end of free school meal vouchers

The Independent

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4 years, 8 months ago

Teacher walks five miles every day to deliver free school meals to 78 children

The Independent

4 years, 9 months ago

‘Shameful’: Children set to miss out on free school meals amid closures, school leaders warn

The Independent

4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Heinz offers to provide free breakfasts for children in need following school closures

The Independent

5 years, 7 months ago

Minister ‘shocked’ after poorer pupils forced to buy bottles of water at school

The Independent

Mother’s anger as daughter’s school starts charging £2 for free breakfast club

History of this topic

Can you guess the dish? Furious parents blast school dinners they 'wouldn't feed their dog' with 'fossilised' sausage rolls, dry burgers and burnt paninis...have YOUR children been served worse?

Breakfast clubs in primary schools ‘an investment in our young people’ – Reeves

School lunch fees are taking a toll on parents, U.S. consumer watchdog finds

Labour promises school breakfast clubs will save parents £400 a year

Unused classrooms to be nurseries in Labour plan for 100,000 new childcare places

Breakfast and lunch programs in schools are helping families battling the cost of living

One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey

School meals ‘should be free for all pupils just like desks and chairs’

Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London, Sadiq Khan to announce

UK cost-of-living woes stir push for more free school meals

No coats, no food – schoolchildren have time-travelled to Victorian Britain

Children unable to afford lunch in more than half of state schools, survey says

‘Generosity and dedication’: Low-earning school staff buying food for hungry pupils

Two-thirds of MPs would back free school meals extension, poll finds

Free school meals criteria ‘always under review’, minister says

Families on free school meals face ‘patchwork’ support over October half-term

Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers warn

Health chief calls for free school meals for all to end ‘disturbing’ food poverty

‘It’s too expensive to eat lunch and feed my children’: The rise of the school food bank

Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals

The Independent is calling for free school meals for all children in poverty

Jamie Oliver says ‘children coming to school with empty lunchboxes’ in call free meals plea

Next stress for many parents: First school lunch bills since 2020

Dinner lady forced to deny children school food because ‘there’s no money’

Families ‘face grim choices’ as summer holidays mean weeks without free school meals

Minister recognises schools are ‘not immune’ from rising food costs

Sadiq Khan backs universal free school meals for primary school pupils

‘Four chips on a plate’: Boost school meal funding, ministers told, as children ‘getting smaller portions’

Marcus Rashford slams school for saying pupils in debt won’t be fed at lunch

Free school meals: Gavin Williamson ‘absolutely disgusted’ by poor standard of food parcels

Matt Hancock unable to say if he regrets voting against free school meals after now welcoming them, in uncomfortable interview

Chartwells’ chequered past: Free school meals firm has a history of scandals

Boris Johnson eyes more 'holiday clubs' as alternative to extending free school meals

Free school meals: How to get food help over half term

Allies say Boris Johnson 'WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children'

Tory MPs block plan to extend free school meals over holidays

‘At least turn on your comments’: Marcus Rashford responds after Tory MP Steve Baker claims free school meals would ‘destroy’ economy

Millionaire minister says parents don't want the 'label' of free school meals in Rashford snub

Boris Johnson rejects Marcus Rashford's campaign to extend free school meals to half-term and Christmas holidays

Coronavirus: Who is eligible for free school meal vouchers and are they continuing over summer?

Marcus Rashford puts pressure on government to reverse the end of free school meal vouchers

Teacher walks five miles every day to deliver free school meals to 78 children

‘Shameful’: Children set to miss out on free school meals amid closures, school leaders warn

Coronavirus: Heinz offers to provide free breakfasts for children in need following school closures

Minister ‘shocked’ after poorer pupils forced to buy bottles of water at school

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