No child should ever go to school hungry – it is unacceptable

We’ve partnered with the Food Foundation to urgently call on the government to give meals to all schoolchildren living in poverty – here’s how you can help, writes Victoria Richards

Start by tweeting about our campaign, by calling on your MP to end this shameful legacy (Getty)

It is absolutely unacceptable and, indeed, unforgivable for any child to go to school hungry in Britain in 2022. Yet sadly, this is what is happening, right now – and it is under the Conservative Party’s watch.

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Until 1 April 2018, all children of parents in receipt of universal credit were entitled to free school meals. However, the government has since limited eligibility for recipients of the benefit by introducing a net annual earnings cap of £7,400.