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Inside the free school meal food parcels being sent to families during the pandemic

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Schools across England will be handing out free supermarket vouchers this summer as part of efforts to help keep the nation fed during annual six week break.

It's thanks to a campaign run by footballer Marcus Rashford, which urged the Government to extend the scheme to support children at risk of poverty due to the coronavirus crisis.

The Manchester United 'hero' said he'd heard from families who were "unable to sleep" because they couldn't feed their young children.

It comes as millions of parents have been warned they could face redundancy in the coming weeks as the furlough scheme comes to an end.

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