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Report warns of a 'postcode lottery' of take-up, with some vulnerable families struggling with the sign-up process
But the education secretary rejects 'barefaced lie' as Tories claim schools could lose £1.5bn
1.2% increase is far below predicted rises in food and wage costs
Make-up of children who receive free lunches becoming 'more diverse and uncertain' as a result of government policies and...
But funding still lags far behind the actual cost of providing meals in schools
Calls for a review of disadvantage measures and support after analysis reveals full scale of challenge for leaders in...
Stephen Morgan reveals 'live conversation' in government over potential future 'interventions'
Schools will receive first payments for 2024-25 based on this year's funding rate
And schools wouldn't get immediate pupil premium boost under plans to raise FSM earnings threshold