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In the US, the federal reimbursements starts at $0.37 cents for paid lunches and goes up to $6.37 for certain free lunches. That's in addition to additional gra

In the US, the federal reimbursements starts at $0.37 cents for paid lunches and goes up to $6.37 for certain free lunches. That's in addition to additional grants and aid that is available at the state and district level: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-26/pdf/2022-15892.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-26/pdf/2022-1... Maybe things are worse in the UK or food is that much cheaper - but I suspect Jamie excluding certain funding sources for the sake of drama is more likely.

Symbiote 3y ago
It was a cheaper part of the country, and local funding differs — Rotherham was the lowest. However, no-one disputed the figures, and the government very quickly set 50p as a recommended minimum. This is a longer article from a year after the show aired: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jun/25/schools.uk https://www.theguardian.com/education/2006/jun/25/schools.uk