Impact of the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy

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Report

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Publication date

November 15, 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.

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- https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/uifsm-impact.pdf
- https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/files/uifsm-impact.pdf
- https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/research/projects/impact-of-the-universal-free-school-meal-policy


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