Around 67,000 children from some of the most deprived areas in England are set to receive free school breakfasts.
The Government programme, which begins in April, will be implemented in 750 schools and aims to save parents up to £450 a year.
Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, said that free breakfast clubs will help break ‘the link between background and success’ for many families.
‘Breakfast clubs can?have a transformative impact on the lives of children, feeding hungry tummies and fuelling hungry minds, so every child begins the day ready to learn,’ she said.
A group of MPs have reportedly expressed concerns the initiative may be being used by the Government to distract from calls to lift the two-child benefit cap.
For more on this topic, check out: Scrapping the two-child benefit cap.
