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Calls to level up free school meals for thousands of poverty-stricken North East children
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Thousands of children in the North East are missing out on free school meals
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New report shows dire stats - 35,000 NE children in poverty unable to access free school meals
‘The Cost of Missing Lunchtime’ calls for MPs, local authorities and schools to make a change
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Figures in a new reporter show the dire statistics of North East children living in poverty who are unable to access free school meals.
An unnamed woman said she was angered after receiving a letter from her children s school
She admitted that she had found it difficult to keep up with payments for the meals, which work out at around £200 each month
The woman s husband is working and so the family are not eligible for Universal Credit or free school meals
Her story comes as a report revealed that more than 35,000 pupils in the North-East living below the poverty line do not qualify for free school meals
Children s advocacy groups are calling for the government to extend free school meals to ensure no child goes hungry
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