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millions of poorer children on free school meals have been sent, food vouchers and parcels for you while At Home during the lockout.

and others have urged the government to rethink in England, to stop his decision voucher System during the summer holidays.

But who is eligible for free school meals and how do they work?

The children get free school meals?

free school meals were at least partially funded by the government for over a century. Eligibility varies slightly between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland , because the Nations have their own rules.

In England More Than 1. 3 million are children.

Since September 2014, all infants State School pupils at the age of 4-7.

Apart from the fact that children of all age groups living in households on income-related benefits may be eligible for funding from the government of maintained nursery schools to sixth forms.

Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford has MPs written questions for school meals, coupons, more, over the summer,

New claims from April 2018 to households. earn a maximum income of £7.400 units in the year, after taxes, not including all the advantages of It is the same in Scotland and Wales, but in Northern Ireland , the household income is the threshold to £14,000

If a child qualifies for the school meals, you remain eligible until you end the phase of school you are in, as of 31. March 2022, whether primary or secondary.

has amended the scheme, while coronavirus?

the majority of The children were not in school, while the Corona-Virus-pandemic. This was this concerns eligible for the school meals, "falling through the cracks," and hungry.

Each nation offers to support an alternative, but only Scotland and Wales to say that this will continue in the same form during the summer holidays.

During the period of time, the government in England expected to schools to support pupils you can have free meals in the school are issued through an alternative scheme, such as:

Many families, with either an electronic voucher or gift card to the value of £15 per week to spend in the supermarkets, including Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose and M& S.

But The System has also to fight in the schools, the parents will not be able to log in to download them, and some say, the vouchers could, if you tried to use them.

The program has already helped to cost More Than £129, delivered during the Easter and May-term holidays, but not in the summer holidays.

What is Marcus Rashford has to say? to change the

calling for the government in England, its decision to, Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford said that His Family had once relied on free meals at school. "The System is not built for families like mine, in order to be successful," He Said .

activists also threatened legal action against the government for an expansion of the food voucher System.

The Department For Education eat said packages are still available and schools can not implement it is permitted to offer coupons. He also pointed to a new £63m local authority welfare assistance scheme to support The Most vulnerable families.

What is happening in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ?

school meals, coronavirus lockdown measures, coronavirus pandemic, children, food, poverty

Source of news: bbc.com