Funding for thousands of schools meals to continue despite school closures

Funding that allows schools to provide thousands of nutritious meals to disadvantaged students will continue during the extended school closures, the Department of Education has confirmed.

Funding to allow schools to provide thousands of nutritious meals to disadvantaged students will continue during the extended school closures.

With approximately 250,000 children receiving food through school meals programmes, updated guidelines have been issued on running the scheme amid the extended Covid-19 school closures.