Around 20,000 additional children across Scotland will benefit from the new free meals.
More P6 and P7 children are set to get free school meals in Glasgow as the scheme expands for certain families.
The council is set to receive £2.2 million Scottish Government funding from April 1 for the year ahead to pay for the extra dinners for kids on the benefit.The exact date of roll out during the year has not been confirmed. A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “Universal free school meals are available for all pupils in primaries one to five, and in special schools – the best universal provision anywhere in the UK, and saving parents around £400 per eligible child per year.
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