Welcoming the free school meals expansion

Families raising disabled children are more likely to be in poverty due to a round-the-clock caring load and over £1000 in extra costs every month, including for food, so this will make big difference to household budgets.

Our recent Cost of Caring report shows:

• 77% of parents/carers spend more on food for a disabled child
• 44% of families are not able to meet day-to-day expenses despite receiving disability benefits.

We encourage schools and education settings to ensure all disabled children can fully access this support.