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How did universal infant free school meals affect children’s bodyweight?

By Angus Holford and Birgitta Rabe

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Series or book
MiSoC Explainers
Pages
pp. 1–2
Publisher
University of Essex: Institute for Social and Economic Research
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5526/x9tq-9r53

Summary

Since September 2014 all infants in state-funded English schools (those in the first three years in school, or children aged 4-7) have been eligible to receive a free school meal at lunchtime under the Universal Infant Free School Meals policy (UIFSM).

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