Ministers criticised as 200,000 eligible children in England miss out on free school meals
by Sally Weale Education correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#679XG)
Around one in 10 pupils who would qualify for assistance are not registered with the scheme
The government has been accused of standing idly by while children go hungry" after new analysis showed that more than 200,000 of pupils eligible for free school meals (FSMs) in England are missing out because they are not registered.
Campaigners have urged ministers to automate the enrolment process using social security records, amid fears that children from disadvantaged backgrounds are going hungry because they have not signed up.
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