Infant free school meals funding in England rises by just 7p per pupil

Campaigners says uplift falls way short of inflation and only applies to youngest children

The government is to increase the funding rate for universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) by just 7p per pupil, it was announced on Tuesday, a move immediately branded inadequate" by the sector.

Following an outcry over the government's new food strategy, which did not include the hoped for expansion of free school meals, the education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, announced that funding for free school meals for all pupils in reception, year 1, and year 2, would go up from 2.34 to 2.41.