Call for more food funding due to high living cost
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Deputy Louise Doublet does not think the cost of living was considered in the ending of a trial.
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Deputy Louise Doublet said she thought the cost of living was not taken into consideration in the decision A Jersey politician said she thought cost-of-living pressures were not considered by the government when it chose to end a trial of free fruit in primary schools. Since 2024 children in four primary schools have been able to get apples, bananas and other fruit as part of the pilot scheme. Deputy Louise Doublet said: "To have that taken away at a time when the cost of living is still increasing I think has been quite hard for some families". The education minister ended the trial because not enough children were eating the fruit and it was leading to a lot of wastage. The Government of Jersey has been approached for a comment. Listen to the latest news for Jersey The government announced in September fresh fruit would be included in a school food programme that provides hot school meals for government primary schools. Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning Catherine Curtis…