They also would help ensure that federal reimbursements for free and reduced
price meals benefit low - income children.
Not exact matches
A
price to be charged had been fixed — 30RM (US$ 8) daily for accommodation, three
meals, unlimited tea and coffee — and, moreover, every day guests had to rotate among households in the longhouse, so that each household
benefited equally from tourist money.
If the
price charged for paid
meals, combined with the federal per -
meal subsidy, covered the costs of these
meals (or equaled the federal per -
meal reimbursement for free
meals), more funds could be put toward providing more nutritious
meals, providing better compensation and professional support to food service staff, or other improvements that would
benefit children.
Even if reimbursement rate increases were tied to meeting enhanced nutritional requirements, the full
benefit of the additional funds would be realized only if reimbursements for free and reduced
price meals were not siphoned off to keep
prices low for paid
meals or competitive foods.
Such changes also would help low - income children obtain the full
benefit of federal reimbursements for free and reduced
price meals.
But as Janet Poppendieck discusses in Free for All: Fixing School Food in America, many kids who qualify for free / reduced
price meals never get those
benefits in the first place (regardless of whether they then use them to get the «uncool»
meal).
The USDA knew all along that the Paid
Meal Equity provision of the HHFKA would likely drive participation downward, and while the intent is well - meaning (to make sure that reimbursements for low income kids»
meals are not unintentionally subsidizing lower
prices for slightly more affluent paying students), no one
benefits when fewer kids eat the school lunch.
Yet because 80 % or more of HISD students qualify for free or reduced
price meals, I've often wondered if stigma is really an issue in my district; in other words, if most kids qualify for federal assistance, maybe there's less shame in taking advantage of those
benefits.
The Sri Lankan workers making the boots are provided with
benefits like subsidized
meals for breakfast and lunch, transport to and from work, a welfare shop from which workers can buy everyday household goods, food and drink at discount
prices, insurance options, and access to loans for things such as housing, education, critical illness and distress.
Rather than just getting 3 wine tasting tokens, they offer 7, and you can
benefit from «buy one, get one half
price offers» (so a date for less than # 45), or a two course
meal added on, for a
price of just # 30 per head including 7 tasters.
The new
pricing structure means state - funded schools
benefit from a 15 % discount and those with a higher than average number of children receiving free school
meals will be eligible for 60 % off the standard rate.
Students are eligible for free or reduced
priced school
meal benefits based on any one of the following:
Children whose households are currently certified to receive Food Stamps, CalWORKs, Kin - GAP, or FDPIR
benefits may not have to complete an Application for Free or Reduced -
Price Meals.
You'll still receive reduced award ticket
pricing of up to 5,000 miles off round - trip award tickets when redeeming miles for select market itineraries, 25 % savings in the form of a statement credit on inflight
meal / beverage purchases, and World Elite ™ Mastercard travel
benefits.