Parents will be able to claim food vouchers from 18 January, after an outcry over paltry free school meal parcels. Education secretary Gavin Williamson told MPs he was 'absolutely disgusted' by images shared by angry parents of the meagre contents of food packages which lacked the components of a rounded diet and fell short of the £15-per-child value. Boris Johnson branded the boxes 'disgraceful' and 'an insult to the families receiving them'. Catering firm Chartwells will also start including breakfast in free school meal deliveries in response to the fierce criticism of its meagre parcels.
Food vouchers return
Written by David Fletcher 14 Jan 2021Additional Info
- Praise: God that standards will be raised so that vulnerable families are given high quality food hampers and caterers are prevented from making profit from acts of ‘charity’. (Hebrews 13:16)
- More: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9141971/Boris-vows-crackdown-free-school-meal-firms-meeting-Marcus-Rashford.html
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