July 2008 An analysis of the current level of entitlement of school children to free school meals and the potential impact on numbers and the cost to the Exchequer of using alternative entitlement criteria.
Economic research on free school meals entitlement and exchequer costs.
The School Food Trust commissioned London Economics to conduct an analysis of the current level of entitlement of school children to free school meals in England, and investigate the potential impact on numbers and the cost to the Exchequer of using alternative entitlement criteria.
The extended criteria include those families receiving Housing Benefit, Council Tax and look to include all those children in relative poverty (household income of approximately £12,000 per annum).
