School dinners can fight the cost-of-living crisis Universal free school meals as a bulwark against soaring grocery costs 15 July 2026 As the cost-of-living crisis began to bite in 2023, London mayor Sadiq Khan announced that all primary school children in the city would receive free school meals. With inflation sky rocketing, he believed this would save families money, give kids access to healthier food, and circumvent the stigma of receiving means-tested free school meals. Fast forward to...