Families in the East Riding who are eligible for free school meals are being encouraged to take up the offer.
East Riding Council has been working to identify households that qualify and to encourage take up.
Council Communities Director Paul Bellotti says they have written to over 300 families, he's encouraging people to open the letters.
East Riding Council says it has been proactively working to identify those families that could benefit and has written to them encouraging them to take up the offer which not only provides free school meals but also additional funding for local schools.
Council Communities Director - Paul Bellotti - says some people have been reluctant to open official looking letters.
The council's cabinet member for education - Councillor Victoria Aitken - says helping families obtain the free school meals is offering both big savings to the families involved and an extra £500,000 of funding for East Riding Schools.
More information about the free school meal provision is available at https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/learning/schools-colleges-and-academies/school-meals/free-school-meals/


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