8,500 free lunchboxes handed out to hungry schoolchildren in Milton Keynes

By the end of this week, around 8,500 lunchboxes will have been issued to children, along with 1,000 food packs for young people.

The initiative, which started in July, provides families in need with lunches over the summer holiday, and is being delivered through children’s centres. It is due to finish on August 28.

Councillor Jane Carr, Liberal Democrat chair of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee, said: “We are thrilled that the money we secured in the 2020/21 budget to tackle child hunger is being used to do exactly that.”

The Newport Pagnell South councillor continued: “Children’s wellbeing is our priority, which is why we fought to secure this money in the budget, and also called for the Child Poverty Commission to be created last year.”