Will the New Government Expand Support and Improve Access to a Healthy Diet for All Children in Need?

Programme

• Examine government policies to combat child food poverty, such as Healthy Start and Free School Meals
• Learn about and assess how Labour’s plans for government, including free breakfast clubs in primary schools, will impact child food poverty
• Assess the extent to which the two-child benefit cap constrains government’s ability to tackle child food poverty
• Discuss how the cost-of-living crisis has affected child food poverty and the services provided to food-insecure children
• Determine the root causes of child food poverty and evaluate possible solutions
• Discuss the roles that charities, local government, and schools should play in ending child food poverty
• Establish the importance of early intervention in reducing adverse outcomes for food-insecure children
• Analyse ways to bridge the gap between food waste and child food poverty
• Discuss ways to bolster nutritional safety nets to shield children from undernourishment and improve diets
• Consider increasing the role of food education in the school curriculum