What Will You Do With 10 Million Frozen Pensioners, Rachel?

Read the above, perhaps.

Totally agree Lisa A. But I am guessing that the current generation of "parents" have absolutely no idea how to boil an egg!

And they will never need to learn as long as the state, that is, taxpayers, provides for them.

The cost of a school breakfast club in the UK can vary depending on the length of the club, the food it offers, and other factors:

Average cost: The average cost of a breakfast club session is between £8 and £15.50.

Surrey County Council: The average cost in Surrey is between £2.50 and £6.50 per session.

Bounds Green Primary School: The breakfast club costs £3.50 per day and runs from 8 AM–9 AM, with breakfast served until 8:30 AM.

Woodhall Primary School & Nursery: The breakfast club costs £3 per session and runs until 8:45 AM. Children entitled to Free School Meals do not pay for the breakfast club, but they must still book a place in advance.

Whitefriars School: The breakfast club costs £3 per session.

And, they all go to breakfast or after school clubs to accommodate the parents work.

Good for you.
Well done.

If people are paying for breakfast clubs, which they are, as far as I know, what difference does it make to anyone else?

All the children I know, whatever circumstances, have parents who pay

MissAdventure

It's the timing of having to be present at work, mostly.

Jobs don't tend to hold their day up until you've given your children breakfast.

Having worked part time and full time, I just planned everything so that I was able to ensure my children had breakfast before they went to school. It isn't rocket science.

I am all for breakfast clubs. Children should not suffer because their parents are shiftless. yes, I know some children live in difficult circumstances - disabled parents or the children of addicts and similar, but they are a minority among those going to breakfast clubs.

We spend too much time making excuses for people who are shiftless, instead of ensuring they do thei parenting job properly.

It's also about the life circumstances they are unwittingly part of.

TerriBull

ronib

MayBee70 as usual not targeted as the children most in need and given to all primary school children even the wealthy ones.

Absolutely agree! I support Breakfast Clubs 100% for those that need them. I remember my son getting up early back in the noughtes when he was still at school (senior) to go to a Breakfast Club, and me offering him money because I didn't know they were free for everyone, he didn't need a free breakfast, he was going to meet up with a few mates. I was annoyed it was being offered to all and sundry when it should have been there for those that needed it.

I don’t. Children aren’t wealthy. Sending children to school without breakfast can be related to poverty, but it isn’t always, it is also about how much a child is cared for, which is a different thing altogether.

dalrymple23

Totally agree Lisa A. But I am guessing that the current generation of "parents" have absolutely no idea how to boil an egg!

Why did you put parents in inverted commas?

Toetoe

May I suggest that anyone seriously worried about keeping warm this winter contact their local Age UK. There is something called Household Support Fund . This fund will help towards your heating costs . If eligible you can receive up to £200 . It's worth a phone call . I also know in certain areas there is a cut off date for claiming .

OVO gave me a heated blanket last year :-). I don't know if they're still giving them away.

Totally agree Lisa A. But I am guessing that the current generation of "parents" have absolutely no idea how to boil an egg!

I buy and read the Guardian and the Observer - and the I.

ronib

MayBee70 as usual not targeted as the children most in need and given to all primary school children even the wealthy ones.

Absolutely agree! I support Breakfast Clubs 100% for those that need them. I remember my son getting up early back in the noughtes when he was still at school (senior) to go to a Breakfast Club, and me offering him money because I didn't know they were free for everyone, he didn't need a free breakfast, he was going to meet up with a few mates. I was annoyed it was being offered to all and sundry when it should have been there for those that needed it.

I agree that breakfast clubs are a good idea. Children can't learn if they're hungry and they are our future workers

M0nica

Oreo

True Monica but it still leaves a lot who will struggle.

I quite agree, but quoting alarmist figures that are just not true, do not help those that really need help.

I agree with you MOnica. I struggle anyway, but I won't freeze.

May I suggest that anyone seriously worried about keeping warm this winter contact their local Age UK. There is something called Household Support Fund . This fund will help towards your heating costs . If eligible you can receive up to £200 . It's worth a phone call . I also know in certain areas there is a cut off date for claiming .

AGAA4

10 million frozen pensioners? The Guardian is going downhill with inaccurate shock tactics.

Does anyone know who has bought The Guardian and The Observer?

MissAdventure

It's the timing of having to be present at work, mostly.

Jobs don't tend to hold their day up until you've given your children breakfast.

Exactly! It's also a sociable start to the day and means that nobody arrives at the last minute.

Lisaangel10

Parents need educating that if they are making babies then they need to provide for them. It’s not other peoples jobs to give their kids breakfasts. Some cereal and milk, a boiled egg and toast, yoghurt and fruit, porridge, these are cheap and easy.

And, if you’ve ever been a teacher you’ll know that some children arrive at school hungry. It isn’t their fault that their parents are failing them. It’s the first step towards improving the health of this country.

merlotgran

^I am looking forward to an increase in my state pension though, which makes much more sense^

But thanks to the triple lock we’d have got that anyway and the WFA.

But the triple lock could have been stopped, as the Conservatives did one year.

10 million frozen pensioners? The Guardian is going downhill with inaccurate shock tactics.

I feel a batch cook coming on....

It's the timing of having to be present at work, mostly.

Jobs don't tend to hold their day up until you've given your children breakfast.

Parents need educating that if they are making babies then they need to provide for them. It’s not other peoples jobs to give their kids breakfasts. Some cereal and milk, a boiled egg and toast, yoghurt and fruit, porridge, these are cheap and easy.

The breakfast clubs are an excellent move.

They make a real difference to working parents.