Report
Impact of the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy
Authors
Publication date
Nov 2020
Summary
To inform the public debate on free school meals, this project offers the first evaluation of the UIFSM policy. We use administrative data to provide evidence on the impact of UIFSM implemented in England on take-up of meals,registration for FSM, bodyweight, school attendance, educational performance and food expenditure.
Subjects
Education, Child Development, Households, Poverty, Public Policy, Welfare Benefits, and Health
Links
Download - https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/uifsm-impact.pdf; Impact of the Universal Free School Meal policy - project website - https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/projects/impact-of-the-universal-free-school-meal-policy
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