Peggy E

I had no idea that expanding free school meals to everyone on universal credit was in the pipeline, so it was a lovely surprise to see the news today! I was slightly less excited once I saw that it wouldn’t come into effect until next year but it’s still brilliant news. I am constantly falling behind on topping up my son’s school lunch account and it seems to cost a fortune! Rightly or wrongly, it will also make it far less of a stigma to be on free school meals because of the variety and number of families who receive universal credit and the fact many of us are in work (not that it should matter..)