Therese Coffey has suggested some people on universal credit are too wealthy to get free school meals. (Getty) The health secretary has suggested some people on universal credit (UC) are too wealthy to get free school meals in response to calls to increase the number of people eligible for the benefit.
Therese Coffey claimed those earning more than £40,000 a year on UC could be eligible for free school lunches for their children if the threshold was extended.
She was responding to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver who said the extension could inject funds into the system which would “guarantee a much […]
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