29% of the 1.4 million eligible children do not participate in the UK's Free School Meals
programme. Like other welfare benefits, take‐up of free school meals is affected by stigma …

School meals can have a key function in promoting children's health. However, simply
providing a free school meal is not a guarantee that pupils will eat the food. The purpose of …

This article evaluates school meal policies in the UK and Ireland as a means to ensure the
fulfilment of children's right to food, as protected under international law. It adopts a …

Introduction At the beginning of 2020, school meal programmes worldwide reached more
children in more countries than at any time in human history and became the world's most …

▪ Entitled to FSM–Pupils are entitled to receive FSM if they live in households claiming
qualifying benefits▪ Registered and claiming FSM–This relates to those who meet the …

Objective: To consider the principal effect of an interaction between year (pre-and post-
Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)) and school on pupil's dietary intakes. Design …

Family income is known to be linked to children‟ s educational attainment, with children
from less well-off backgrounds, on average, less likely to achieve well at school than those …

This paper presents a description of the background characteristics and attainment profile of
pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) in England, and of those missing a value for this …