Why aren’t you taking up your free school meal?
Nationally and regionally, between 20-25% of eligible
children do not take up their entitlement to both
the UIFSM KS1 (Universal Infant Free School
Meals) and the FSM (Free School Meals)
schemes.
FM Catering are looking to work in
partnership with schools and academy
trusts to address this shortfall and
improve uptake levels. The initial step
will be to do a joint survey of the
school’s parents to identify the reasons
why they are not taking up the school
meals, and then FM Catering will
develop and agree a bespoke action
plan with the school designed to
increase meal uptake.
