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Since march last year. the sharp rise means one in five children in england now qualify. this takes the total number of children eligible for the food support to more than 1.7 million. but as our education editor branwenjeffreys reports, head teachers have complained that government funding for free school meals is based on outdated figures. working parents rely on this breakfast club, but there are some free places too, paid for by the school out of funding for free school out of funding for fr...