Unpaid school meal debt will be scrapped under a plan proposed by the SNP at Glasgow City Council.
The plan will also shake up the school meals policy and ensure no child is turned away if they are unable to pay.Now, a proposal aimed at ensuring no child is denied a meal is to be brought for councillors to approve., said: “This cost-of-living crisis is pushing more and more people into poverty, and that includes many in-work households. Just because children don’t fall within the criteria for free school meals doesn’t mean their families aren’t facing real hardships and difficult choices.
Her motion will be heard next week at the council ask for agreement to “use reserves to write off current levels of school debt held locally, where that debt is over and above the equivalent of one month’s worth of meals”. They highlighted an issue were some low income families just missed the income threshold for free school meals are were falling behind in paying for them.
“But the City Council has a responsibility to do what it can, and it is in our gift to consider how we address the issue of school meal debt.
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