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    REPLACE FOOD PARCELS WITH CASH, SAY EXPERTS

    Jan 18, 2021 3 minutes
    by Hannah Westwater @hannahjtw
    Image: @RoadsideMum/Twitter

    Campaigners are united in calls for the government to fight poverty with cash after ministers found themselves embroiled in a free school meals scandal.

    People across the country were furious after photos of frugal food parcels delivered to families who rely on free school meals, now learning remotely in lockdown, circulated online.

    One mum priced the food received for her child at little more than £5 in total. However the parcel replaces £30 in

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