A qualitative process evaluation of universal free school meal provision in two London secondary schools.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the UK, one in five households with children experienced food insecurity in 2022, defined as a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food. Free school meals are a public health intervention aimed at reducing food insecurity amongst children. The provision of universal free school meals (UFSM) to secondary school-aged children is a novel and untested intervention in the UK. This study is a process evaluation of a pilot of UFSM in two secondary schools in England. The aim was to understand the feasibility, acceptability, cost implications and lessons for the implementation of UFSM.

Methods

20 parents, 28 students and 8 school staff from two intervention schools participated in online qualitative interviews, as we

SUBMITTER: Jessiman PE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910769 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature