I don't think anyone involved thinks the situation is ideal. In the UK generally and London in particular there is a cost of living crisis and wages are rising

I don't think anyone involved thinks the situation is ideal. In the UK generally and London in particular there is a cost of living crisis and wages are rising far less than inflation[1]. This has a disproportionate effect on people with low incomes[2] and it's been shown that one of the best things that can be done to improve the educational attainment of children is ensure they get basic nutrition[3]. [1] https://www.statista.com/topics/9121/cost-of-living-crisis-uk/ https://www.statista.com/topics/9121/cost-of-living-crisis-u... [2] https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoraccounts/articles/householdinflationandincomeinequalityintheuk/2020-11-02#the-hcis-for-low-and-high-income-households https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/uksectoracco... [3] https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10015414/ https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10015414/