Impacts of discretionary universal free school meal schemes on primary school children’s education attainment and school absence: A natural experiment study in England
Discretionary Universal Free School Meal (UFSM) schemes for 4-11-year-olds were implemented in four local authorities with high child poverty levels in London, UK. The schemes were initiated between 2009/10 and 2014/15. The first scheme was evaluated as part of a national 2-year pilot.