Was the government right to extend free school meals to 500,000 more children? And if not, how could the money have been better spent? timleunig.substack.com/p/is-extendi... - ThreadSky

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timleunig.bsky.social • 17 days ago

Was the government right to extend free school meals to 500,000 more children? And if not, how could the money have been better spent? https://timleunig.substack.com/p/is-extending-free-school-meals-to

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joechrisp.bsky.social•15 days ago

While it is true that the fall in the taper rate has pushed UC receipt up the income distribution, the vast majority are in the bottom half. And in your Turn2us link it shows that the Surbiton family receives no UC and only receives child benefit

andyjolley.bsky.social•17 days ago

I’m not convinced it’s 500,000 “more” children

Transitional Protections are being scrapped and 650-700k will lose entitlement, but many of those will be amongst the new cohort because their parents receive UC, just not below the threshold

andyjolley.bsky.social•17 days ago

I’m a strong supporter of FSM, but I’m also an advocate for cash first policies

The issue I’ve been struggling with of late is the quality & healthiness of food served in schools

If it’s not particularly nutritious & children aren’t eating it, what’s the point?

andyjolley.bsky.social•17 days ago

I agree wholeheartedly on the second part of the substack (no spoilers from me)

But FSM policy is a mess, Transitional protections & an incredibly low eligibility threshold meant some correction needed to happen

The costs are unsustainable

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