Report

Impact of the Universal Infant Free School Meal policy

By Angus Holford and Birgitta Rabe

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Pages
pp. 1–36
Publisher
University of Essex: Institute for Social and Economic Research

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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