Government allocates UAH 2.6 billion for free hot meals for schoolchildren
Kyiv • UNN
The Cabinet of Ministers allocated UAH 2.6 billion from the EU for free hot meals for primary school students. In 2025, the program is to be expanded to all schoolchildren as part of the Winter Support program.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allocated more than UAH 2.6 billion provided by the European Commission to provide meals for children in schools. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal after a government meeting, UNN reports .
This will make it possible to provide free hot meals for primary school children in secondary education institutions, taking into account their needs
The prime minister said that the initiative is being implemented as part of the Winter Support program for Ukrainians. Next year, according to Shmyhal, it is planned to expand it to all schoolchildren.
Previously
Due to shortcomings in the procedure for using funds for meals for grades 1-4 in schools, financial difficulties arose between local and state budgets.