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<p>We have provided substantial support to help schools deliver this policy. We have
already allocated £150 million capital funding to universal infant free school meals
and are now providing an additional £24.5 million for individual school projects to
ensure that the meals provided are of high quality, and particularly that all schools
are able to offer hot meals.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some smaller schools
may face particular challenges and have therefore allocated a further £22.5 million
transitional funding in 2014-15 to help schools with 150 pupils or fewer to implement
the policy. Each qualifying small school received a minimum of £3000.</p><p> </p><p>This
is in addition to the £1.2 billion in general capital funding for school maintenance
and improvements made available to local authorities this year.</p><p> </p><p>We have
also set up an implementation support service, staffed by school food experts, which
schools can contact for advice and support to help them overcome any issues they encounter.
This service will continue to be available to schools until the end of 2015.</p><p>
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