Petition · past parliament · Department for Education
Increase free school meal budget for all schools.
Closed
75 signatures
What the petition asks
Although prices of food have risen the free school meal budget has not. This leaves a lot of children going hungry at lunch times especially children who rely solely on these funds to eat food. This is becoming more of a problem as the cost of living crisis gets worse.
Timeline
| 2 Oct 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
75
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Education
Opened
2 Oct 2023
Closed
2 Apr 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.