The party helped establish universal free meals for infants as part of the coalition government, and the pledge was also included in its 2015 manifesto. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
Under community eligibility, qualifying schools offer universal free meals without requiring any students to qualify through family - income verification. (utahpubliceducation.org)
However, based on a pilot of universal free meals in Newham and Durham in 2012, the IFS says that other policies, such as free breakfast clubs, «might be a cheaper and more effective way to improve both education and health outcomes». (schoolsweek.co.uk)