UK voters “overwhelmingly support” extending free school meals to more kids

06 Sep 2023 — Polling of UK voters found that 71% of respondents think the current income threshold is inadequate or should not exist. The research was commissioned by the School Food Review Working Group, a coalition of 36 organizations committed to improving children’s health by reforming the school food system. 

The poll indicates that 82% of prospective Labour and 53% of prospective Conservative voters want to extend free school meals immediately to all children from families that receive Universal Credit – a monthly allowance to support living costs – and to all school children in the future.