US Edition307 More North East Schools Can Apply for Free Breakfast Club to Tackle Cost of Living
The Department for Education will fund 2,000 free breakfast clubs by September 2026 to serve 500,000 more children and save parents up to £450 annually.
- On Thursday , the Department for Education announced funding for 500 schools from April 2026 and 1,500 more in September, serving half a million more children.
- The programme prioritises primary schools where two in five or more pupils are eligible for free school meals and builds on wider government measures including expanded free school meals and uniform cost caps.
- Per-Child and staffing grants have been raised, with mainstream schools receiving �1 a day per child and �25 a day per site, increasing average school funding by 28% at 50% take-up.
- Pilot sites have already served more than five million breakfasts, and the government says families could save up to £450 and reclaim 95 hours of childcare time.
- Backed by £80 million, ministers frame the scheme as long-term investment, with unions warning pilot funding was insufficient and every primary school in England could eventually offer clubs.
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500 more school breakfast clubs could save families up to £450, Government says
The Department for Education has announced schools with more pupils from lower income backgrounds will be able to apply to open breakfast clubs. Parents could save up to £450 a year from the rollout of 500 more free school breakfast clubs in deprived areas, the Government has said. Primary schools where two in five (40%) or more pupils are eligible for free school meals (FSM) will be able to apply for funding from Thursday to open free breakfast…
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