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Published 12:38 8 Nov 2020 GMT
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“There is still so much more to do, and my immediate concern is the approximate 1.7 million children who miss out on free school meals, holiday provision and Healthy Start vouchers because their family income isn’t quite low enough. "But the intent the government have shown today is nothing but positive and they should be recognised for that. The steps made today will improve the lives of near 1.7 million children in the UK over the next 12 months.”The announcement of the new scheme comes after the government drew fierce criticism for voting down a motion to extend free school meals to children from low-income families during the recent half-term holidays last month. Rashford told the BBC that Johnson's government had U-turned on two of the three areas they wanted and 'are willing to sit down on the third'. https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1325426092140883968 The new scheme will run to the end of March, with £170m allocated to those families in the greatest need. This is the second time this year that pressure from Rashford had forced the government into action. Boris Johnson extended the free school meal vouchers scheme until the end of the summer, following a campaign from the England international.
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