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Teaching unions and head teachers have written to the chancellor and the education secretary calling for free school meals to be extended, as families struggle with the cost of living crisis.
Official statisticians said that the prices of the cheapest bread and rice also rose significantly in the last year.
Official statisticians said that the prices of the cheapest bread and rice also rose significantly in the last year.
New way of gathering figures by ONS highlights cost of living pressures on struggling households
Budget grocery prices have increased at the same rate as the average food shop, UK statistics body finds