Ex-One Direction star writes to Rishi Sunak giving his backing to a campaign for free school meals.
He hopes his letter convinces the government to include a free school meal for all children living in poverty as part of theThe government has previously said it has already expanded access to free school meals more than any other in recent decades.
It has warned that the Feed the Future campaign has under-estimated the cost of expanding the scheme. Ministers have said that, during term time, the government "provides more than 1.6 million free school meals, providing pupils from the lowest-income families with a free, nutritious lunchtime meal".About 1.9 million children in England are eligible for free school meals, the government says, 22.5% of all pupils.
All infant-school pupils are eligible but children in Year 3 and above must live in a household receiving income-related benefits, with an annual income - after tax and not including welfare payments - no higher than £7,400.In Northern Ireland, the threshold is £14,000.More on this story
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