Free meals were announced in Kyiv schools, but the funds were not enough
9 November 07:35
EXCLUSIVE
Kyiv schools announced the introduction of free meals for elementary school students, but in practice the implementation of this initiative turned out to be problematic. In particular, in the capital’s school No. 40, located in Svyatoshynskyi district, parents were informed about the start of free breakfast meals on Monday, but due to the lack of funding, parents had to continue to pay for meals themselves, Komersant ukrainskyi reports
According to parents of this school, the announcement of free breakfasts was made as early as Thursday.
“As of Monday, November 11, all children have free breakfast. Lunches remain chargeable,” the announcement read.
And as early as Friday, parent chat rooms were notified that the funds had not been provided. Parents were advised to make their own arrangements to pay for their children’s meals from Monday.
“Feeding in the old way, there is no funding,” – stated in the message.
It should be noted that the announcement concerned only free breakfasts, while the cost of lunches, parents pay independently.
We will remind, on October 15, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allocated 2 billion UAH to provide free meals for students in grades 1-4 across the country. Previously, free lunches were available only for privileged categories.
It was reported that all pupils of 1-4 grades in Ukraine will be able to eat for free in schools.
“Previously, this opportunity was available only for privileged categories, but now all primary schoolchildren in communal schools, gymnasiums and lyceums will receive free hot breakfasts or lunches, depending on the organization of training. The state will finance the cost of meals, which is 50 UAH per day per pupil, covering the cost of groceries or catering services. All processes related to the supply of meals. Communities have already received funds from the state budget and are planning their distribution,” the Cabinet of Ministers reported.
