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Britain's hungry kids need feeding - will the Autumn Statement help?
KATE OSBORNE MP asked Dominic Raab if the government would commit to providing free school meals to kids whose families receive universal credit. His answer wasn't reassuring
A lunch tray in the school canteen at Ysgol Y Preseli in Pembrokeshire

AHEAD of the Autumn Statement I asked Dominic Raab if he would commit to giving the 800,000 children in poverty in households in receipt of universal credit a free school meal.

It is a scandal that children who are classed as being in fuel poverty do not even get a free school meal.

I understand the importance a free school meal can have on families. I received free school meals as a child and relied on family tax credit as a parent before I became an MP. 

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