Victory for Marcus Rashford as free school meals eligibility extended

The Independent says the government has announced that it will permanently allow children from families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) to access free school meals, in a victory for Marcus Rashford’s child poverty campaign.

Campaigners have said they are “tremendously happy” after children and families minister Will Quince revealed that a policy extending free school meals eligibility to children whose parents’ immigration status prevents them from accessing mainstream benefits would be made permanent.

On 6 April 2020, the government temporarily extended free school meals to children in some NRPF families as the coronavirus outbreak impacted schools.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/free-school-meals-marcus-rashford-b2043250.html

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