Petition: End child food poverty

Petition: End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry

Government should support vulnerable children & #endchildfoodpoverty by implementing 3 recommendations from the National Food Strategy to expand access to Free School Meals, provide meals & activities during holidays to stop holiday hunger & increase the value of and expand the Healthy Start scheme

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Covid-19 has been tough on us all but Government should ensure children don’t pay the price:

• 14% of parents & 10% of children have experienced food insecurity over the last 6 months
• 32% of families have lost income as a result of Covid-19
• Demand for food banks this winter is predicted to be 61% higher than last.

With the Child Food Poverty Taskforce, I am calling for Government to allocate money to

• Expand free school meals to all under-16s where a parent or guardian is in receipt of Universal Credit or equivalent benefit
• Provide meals & activities during all holidays
• Increase the value of Healthy Start vouchers to at least £4.25 per week, and expand the scheme.

These three recommendations must be implemented without delay to #endchildfoodpoverty.

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