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Disadvantaged pupils denied crucial support by ‘out-of-touch’ means-testing, NEU says
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The National Education Union (NEU) has slammed “out-of-touch” means-testing after research found significant differences between the number of children living in poverty and those receiving targeted support.

The Education Policy Institute warned that the numbers of disadvantaged youngsters not in receipt of free school meals or Pupil Premium government grants are “especially noticeable for children from certain communities, including those from Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian backgrounds.”

NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede said: “This report demonstrates how children and schools are missing out on crucial support because of out-of-touch bureaucracy blocking children’s access to food.

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