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Older children go hungry as primary school lunch portion sizes too small

A council has heard concerns about school children going hungry because portion sizes are too small while huge amounts of food are wasted because smaller children don’t touch spicy items on school lunch menus.

Councillors visited schools as part of a scrutiny inquiry into the impact of the Welsh Government’s universal primary free school meals offer, which is having an impact on school budgets and catering services.

Officers also told members how the cost of providing a primary school meal as of 2022-23 was up by almost 20% due to inflation, at £3.69, with the Welsh Government only covering £2.90 of the universal scheme.

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