Rising number of children on free school meals in every English region
Since taking over as the principal of Shirley High School, in Croydon, south London, three years ago, Tyrone Myton has seen a significant rise in the number of his students accessing free school meals.Principal Tyrone Myton said free school meals had allowed him to have a hot meal when he was a child
"From my own personal experience, sometimes the hot meal that you get at school might be the only one that you get, so it's important that we are able to offer that to people that can't always afford it," he said."I come from a council area in south London so I feel that we need to ensure that the gap between the haves and the have-nots doesn't grow," Mr Myton said.
Those in Year Three and above living in households receiving income-related benefits such as universal credit also qualify, as long as their annual household income - excluding benefits and after tax - is not above £7,400.Scotland and Wales have recently committed to rolling out free school meal provision to all primary pupils.
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